Ice Harbor Dam is one of the Snake River dams under threat of removal.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official photograph
January 17, 2020
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January 17, 2020 8:16 a.m.
Dam removal would cost $2.3B, jeopardize local economies
LONGVIEW, Wash. — A new study commissioned by an association of river commercial groups says removing the four Lower Snake River dams to improve salmon runs would cost $2.3 billion over the next 30 years, boost state carbon emissions and jeopardize already fragile local and regional economies.