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Snake River Dam Removal Impacts Debated in Congressional Hearing Led by Bentz by Neil Nisperos Blue Mountain Eagle, December 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Oregon U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, led a congressional hearing Tuesday, Dec. 12, to discuss what he called the Biden administration's destructive effort to ultimately remove the four lower Snake River dams in southeastern Washington as part of efforts to protect and restore endangered salmon and steelhead.

Most of the witnesses testifying in the natural resources hearing in the nation's capital expressed concerns that removing the dams would lead to higher utility rates for electricity customers of the Bonneville Power Administration, impacts to river navigation and additional costs to offset the loss of the dams.