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The Snake River Dams Must Be Removed by Yancy Lind Bend Bulletin, August 3, 2022

Despite the claim that dams are a form of clean, renewable energy they are being removed in many places across the country due to their lack of cost effectiveness and dramatic negative impacts on ecosystems. Four power generating dams on the Klamath River are slated to be removed next year, the largest dam removal project in U.S. history. The Bulletin recently published an opinion column stating that dams on the Snake River should not be removed. Here's a different viewpoint.

The Columbia River and its tributaries once held one of the world's greatest runs of anadromous fish, including multiple species of salmon, steelhead, and pacific lamprey. The Snake River, which joins the Columbia, and its tributaries were the spawning grounds for many of these fish. Today, these runs are threatened with local extinction.

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Why are Salmon and Steelhead on the Path to Extinction? by Yancy Lind, Bend Bulletin, 12/8/20