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Dam removal could save endangered orcas and salmon - The Washington Informer

Learn how dams are threatening the survival of Southern Resident orcas. Rep. Mike Simpson is leading the fight to remove harmful dams and restore salmon populations. ....

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SCHERER: Biden Admin Wants To Promote Green Energy By Checks Notes Destroying 4 Hydroelectric Dams

The four dams, part of the Federal Columbia River Power System, generate roughly 1,000 megawatts of electricity or up to 3,000 megawatts during peak season. ....

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NW states, tribes reach 'historic' deal with feds over Columbia River Basin fish and dams

A decades-long battle over dams in the Columbia River Basin had a breakthrough Thursday, as the Biden administration announced a deal with four tribes in the region and the states of Oregon and Washington that is meant to restore salmon and other fish runs while also looking at eventually breaching four of the dams. ....

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A whale of an ecosystem issue, by Ben Jealous | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA

Thanks to 20th century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas – also known as killer whales – are the most iconic whales in America. When the public learned their captivity involved torture, orca shows disappeared from those parks, as they should have. Now there are signs that certain groups of orcas could disappear entirely. ....

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The Story of the Orcas and the Salmon, on the Endangered Species Act's 50th Birthday

Ben Jealous writes, "Dams that were constructed decades ago along the Columbia and Snake Rivers have greatly disrupted the populations of sockeye salmon." ....

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