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SEPTEMBER 13, 2000

George Frampton, acting chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, told the Water and Power subcommittee of Senate Natural Resources and Energy that breaching dams on the Snake River was the best way to restore salmon.

His comments were met with opposition by some members of the committee, including Senator Slade Gorton (R-Wash). Gorton has vowed to prevent breaching at all costs.

Tribes and environmental groups in the Northwest have called for the breaching in order to help save the salmon. But the Clinton administration earlier this year said it would be at least eight years, if ever, before the issue would be considered.

Meanwhile, an environmental group and commercial fishermen are each suing the National Marine Fisheries Service over new rules which are designed at protecting salmon.

Get the Story:
Dam breaching gets support (The Spokesman Review 9/13)
Pair of lawsuits challenge new salmon regulations (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 9/13)

Relevant Links:
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy - www.senate.gov/~energy

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