Inslee tells tribes WA's Snake dams could be replaced. Will he even listen to Tri-Cities?

[TexasTowelie]

Is Gov. Jay Inslee plotting to get rid of the four lower Snake River dams?

Or did he offer them up in a meeting Thursday primarily as a way to appease Washington state tribal leaders?

Tri-Citians and other dam stakeholders deserve clarity on the governor’s position, and they deserve it now.

At a summit organized by the Nez Perce Tribe and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Inslee told the group via Zoom that breaching the Snake River dams must “remain on the table” and that the benefits they provide can be replaced, according to the Spokesman-Review.

Read more: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article252678703.html

[RainCaster]

1. Much of the farming in Eastern Washington would not exist...

except for the irrigation provided by the Snake River dams.