Bonneville Dam, photo by Ann Larie Valentine.
The Columbia/Snake River Dam Plan and the Obama Administration
Steve Scher
09/17/2009 at 9:00 a.m.
Since dams were built on the lower Snake River in the 1950s through 1970s, four types of salmon have been named endangered or threatened. Spending money on hatcheries and fish ladders has not restored their populations. Under the Obama administration, NOAA pledged to review the restoration plan. A federal judge gave the government until September 15 to make a clear decision. What was decided? What will be done from here? What is the best plan for the salmon and the dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers?
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Guest(s)
Steve Mashuda is a lawyer for Earth Justice.
Barry Thom is the acting Regional Administrator for NOAA.
Lorri Bodi is a senior policy advisor for the Bonneville Power Administration.
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- 'Obama Sticks with the Bush Approach on Columbia River Salmon,' Crosscut
- 'Oregon and its allies slam Obama's handling of salmon plan,' The Oregonian
- 'Opinion: Giving Snake River salmon a lift,' Los Angeles Times
- Weekday Archive: Salmon and the Snake River Dams
- EarthJustice
- NOAA
