Posted on 09/15/2009 2:11:04 PM PDT by Domandred
The Obama administration said Tuesday the federal government's salmon and dam plan for the Columbia and Snake rivers, with modifications, will not jeopardize endangered salmon and steelhead.
A drop in the populations of the endangered salmon and steelhead in the region would trigger a new review of the recovery efforts and a consideration of alternatives including breaching four dams on the lower Snake River. But the administration said that the so called biological opinion, "combined with the implementation plan, is legally and biologically sound and based on the best available science."
It would order the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to immediately begin to prepare a study plan to develop scope, budget and schedule of studies needed for breaching of the lower Snake River dams.
(Excerpt) Read more at idahostatesman.com ...
Save the salmon at the cost of cheap electricity. Idiot envirowhackos at it again.
Tagged in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon as the Columbia River effects all three States.
Ack didn’t get other State tags in, sorry
Just Dam.
the people dont count prez
Save the Salmon, shoot a sea lion....
When they talk of dam removal they never mention thr carbon footprint. Hmm ???
Heh I’ll bet the carbon footprint of removing one is a LOT larger than leaving it be.
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