For Immediate Release, March 16, 2021
Contact:
John DeVoe, WaterWatch of Oregon, john@waterwatch.org, (503) 295-4039 x 1
Kurt Beardslee, Wild Fish Conservancy, kurt@wildfishconservancy.org, (206) 310-9301
David A. Moskowitz, The Conservation Angler, david@theconservationangler.org, (971) 235-8953
Northwest Senators Urged to Reject Rep. Simpson’s Disastrous Plan for Endangered Salmon
PORTLAND,
Ore. A coalition of conservation, water policy, and agricultural sustainability groups representing millions of Americans is voicing the first environmental opposition to a proposed dam breaching deal that has, until now, garnered praise.
In a letter sent today to Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington, the groups stated their opposition to Rep. Mike Simpson’s (R-Idaho) “Energy and Salmon Concept,” which proposes a deal to trade breaching the four Lower Snake River dams for the modern era’s