Both Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting a mob of his supporters that attacked the Capitol last month.
Both Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King voted Saturday to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting a mob of his supporters that attacked the Capitol last month.
Proposal to breach Snake River dams prompts praise, concern
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
Water moves through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota, Washington.AP
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A new proposal to tear down the four Lower Snake River dams has people agreeing on one thing the dams’ value to the Northwest region.
But many of those who rely on the dams now to produce low-cost and reliable electricity, to barge farm products for export, to provide irrigation water and for recreation are dubious despite the plan’s attempts to make them economically whole.
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho has proposed breaching the dams and spending $33 billion to dismantle them, build new energy and transportation systems and address the economic impacts of their loss.
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February 7, 2021 7:15 PM 4 News Now Staff
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BOISE, Idaho Idaho GOP Representative Mike Simpson is drawing attention both critical and supportive of his recent proposal to breach several dams along the lower Snake River to protect fish life and clean energy.
Simpson’s proposal aims to fight the dwindling salmon and steelhead populations that conservationists warn are on the threat of extinction, while agencies and companies appear to waste time trading punches through litigation.
The project includes $16 billion in clean energy development, $4.6 billion in watershed partnerships and water quality projects, $2.3 billion to restore the lower Snake River in Washington, $3.5 billion to rebuild rail and road infrastructure and $1.85 in transitional funding for industries that rely on the rivers and more.