With Washington Governor Jay Inslee behind an appraisal of the environmental and economic costs associated with breaching the four lower Snake River dams, Republicans have sponsored a legislative push to preserve the dams from structural modifications.
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The Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams were constructed with fish ladders to facilitate fish passage.
U.S. Congressional Republicans are already crying foul, nine of whom are sponsoring legislation that preserves the lower dams from structural modifications.
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