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Cheers: To Keeping Dams in Place by Editorial Board The Columbian, August 8, 2020

Cheers: To keeping dams in place. A federal study released this week recommends maintaining four dams along the Lower Snake River. The decision will continue hydroelectric production from the dams, assist with flood control, help irrigation for Washington farmlands and help maintain the Washington economy.

Environmentalists have sought removal of the dams, arguing that they hamper salmon reproduction in the region and, therefore, Puget Sound orcas that feed on salmon. Those are, indeed, important concerns, but the decline of salmon can be attributed to many factors. Removal of the structures would be devastating to the region’s economy and quality of life.

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