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  2. ‘Surprise U.S. government actions.’ Snake River dam ... - AOL

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    The formation of a new federal task force focused on salmon in the Columbia River system has been met with concern by supporters of the Snake River hydroelectric dams in Eastern Washington.

  3. Columbia Basin Initiative - Wikipedia

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    Hells Canyon Dam, Snake River Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho Coho Spawning on the Salmon River. The Columbia Basin Initiative is a 2023 agreement between the U.S. government, four sovereign Native American Tribes (Nez Perce, Yakama, Warm Springs and Umatilla) and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon to provide over $1 billion in funds for salmon restoration and clean energy production. [1]

  4. Ice Harbor Dam - Wikipedia

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    Columbia River Basin Ice Harbor Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric , concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States. On the lower Snake River in southeastern Washington , it bridges Walla Walla and Franklin counties. [ 4 ]

  5. White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore ...

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    Dams along the Columbia-Snake River system provide more than one-third of all hydropower capacity in the United States, said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington Republican who chairs the ...

  6. ‘Historic’ Columbia River agreement called ‘roadmap’ to ...

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    The Biden Administration announced an agreement to pause a lawsuit over Columbia River salmon for up to 10 years and spells out steps for tearing down the four Lower Snake River dams.

  7. List of dams in the Columbia River watershed - Wikipedia

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    Averaging a major dam every 72 miles (116 km), the rivers in the Columbia watershed combine to generate over 36,000 megawatts of power, with the majority coming on the main stem. Grand Coulee Dam is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the United States, [ 1 ] generating 6,809 megawatts, over one-sixth of all power in the basin.

  8. Biden administration report admits the harm of Columbia ...

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    It marks the first time the federal government has detailed the problems caused by the dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. Biden administration report admits the harm of Columbia, Snake dams on ...

  9. Federal Columbia River Power System - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) is a series of multi-purpose, hydroelectric facilities in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, constructed and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and a transmission system built and operated by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to market and deliver electric power.