Republicans will question federal officials this week on the fate of four dams in eastern Washington that tribes and environmentalists have sought to breach to restore fish populations and uphold tribal treaties.
On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security will hold a hearing on an agreement that outlines a path to removal of Lower Snake River dams in the Columbia River Basin, which full committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., vehemently opposes.
These four dams, built in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Federal Columbia River Power System, are located in Rodgers’ and fellow Washington Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse’s districts.
