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Law Review Article Explains Legal Basis for Executive Action to Breach Lower Snake River Dams
As support for executive action to breach the lower Snake River dams grows, the published law review article “The US President and Army Corps’ Discretion and Authority with Regard to Executive Action in Furtherance of Breaching the Lower Snake River Dams” provides an in depth analysis of the legal basis for doing so. From the introduction: […]
Waddell Amicus Brief Seeks Immediate Dam Breaching
An amicus curiae (“friend of court”) is not a party to the legal case. Amicus briefs are meant to provide additional information, expertise or insight to the court to assist with decision-making. An Amicus brief filed by Jim Waddell and a collective of experts – Chris Pinney, Deborah Giles, Ken Balcomb, and Rod Sando – […]
The Lower Snake River Reservoirs Generate Significant Amounts of Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas
The reservoirs formed by the lower Snake River dams produce significant amounts of methane (a potent greenhouse gas) — adding to the list of reasons why a hydropower is not “clean” energy. Since 2016, Dam Sense has been analyzing government (including Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “IPCC”), and other scientific, data on the production of […]