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Urgent Call to Action: Dams

Court-Ordered Columbia-Snake Salmon NEPA Review: Public Hearings this Fall! Speak up for our endangered fish and rivers!

Federal agencies in the Northwest charged with protecting endangered wild salmon and steelhead from the lethal impacts of federal dams in the Columbia and Snake rivers are holding 15 Public Scoping Hearings this fall in Washington State, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. This is a critical opportunity to demand a plan that fairly and transparently analyzes the latest scientific and economic information on Columbia and Snake salmon and dams and carefully considers all recovery alternatives – including the costs and benefits of lower Snake River dam removal.

These Scoping Hearings represent the first phase of a court-ordered review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of salmon restoration alternatives in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. This spring, the U.S. District Court in Portland, OR issued a strongly-worded opinion that found the agencies’ latest plan inadequate and illegal – in violation of both the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and NEPA.

This is the 5th plan to be invalidated by three judges across 20 years.
The next plan – and this NEPA Review – is the public’s opportunity to get involved and ensure that the federal agencies get it right this time! Our salmon (and orcas), our rivers, and our pocketbooks can’t afford another failed and illegal plan. Get involved today!

Salmon, fishing, boating, river and taxpayer advocates need to seize this critical opportunity to speak up for restoring wild salmon and steelhead and river health by advocating for a lawful, science-based, fiscally-responsible plan that includes the removal of the four costly dams on the lower Snake River.

Read our coalition's fact sheet to learn why dam removal is necessary & feasible to save wild salmon.

RSVP & Attend the Hearing Nearest You and Speak up for Salmon!

TAKE ACTION ONLINE here (but it's still very important that you show up for the public hearings too)!