[micro_cam]

Is anyone seriously proposing removing dams on the Colombia or Snake? Or really any dam used for irrigation?

Most of the removals seem to be on very small scale hydro projects on coastal river that produce very little power, aren’t used for irrigation and open up a lot of salmon habitat.

[poulsbohemian]

Yes - see the back and forth between Washington state and the Feds over the past year+. Would it happen immediately? No, but the goal has been stated and studies begun. It's even a part of the official party platform of the Washington State Democrats (much to the chagrin of those of us over here in Eastern Washington )

[poulsbohemian]

I suspect the Venn diagram of HN readers and Capitol Press readers (western states ag newspaper) is small, but just today there was an article in the CP talking about conflicts over the dams between various groups and the White House. Definitely an ongoing political football here in the PNW.