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Incoming Trump admin likely to pull back on push to breach Snake River dams

by By Carleen Johnson/The Center Square
| November 16, 2024 1:20 PM

(The Center Square) – Proponents of breaching the four lower Snake River dams that provide hydropower in the Columbia Basin concede that plan is likely on hold for at least the next four years under a second term for President-elect Donald Trump. A little more than a year ago, the Biden administration announced its support for preparing to breach. 

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