FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, water moves through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota, Wash. Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor of Oregon over a controversial proposal to breach four dams on the Snake River to save endangered salmon runs. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File)
May 6, 2021
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Flathead Electric blasts proposal to remove Snake River dams
Newly leaked settlement documents revealing that the Biden Administration would consider the removal of four lower Snake River dams has drawn public scrutiny from Flathead Electric Cooperative officials who contend that the potential loss in hydropower production would lead to rate hikes for its members.
Agreement developed in secret diminishes power supply
A recent agreement negotiated in secret by the White House could have serious consequences for western-Montana electric cooperatives.
Sustainable growth requires reliable hydropower
When we’re floating and fishing on the stunning Three Forks of the Flathead River, we don’t always think about how our rivers are part of the Columbia River Basin’s headwaters.
Inslee, Murray, Cantwell oppose Simpson plan to remove dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state's top Democrats have come out against a proposal from U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River and replace their benefits as part of a huge infrastructure bill being crafted by the Biden administration.
Feud breaks out among GOP lawmakers over Snake River dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor of Oregon over a controversial proposal to breach four dams on the Snake River to save endangered salmon runs.