The US President and Army Corps’ Discretion and Authority with Regard to Executive Action in Furtherance of Breaching the Lower Snake River Dams
Posted /Real SolutionsSpring 2022
Prepared by Elizabeth Dunne
This article takes an in depth look at the legal landscape applicable to the exercise of executive branch authority in the context of breaching the four dams on the lower Snake River. It demonstrates how executive authority can play an important role when it comes to addressing the climate crisis and biodiversity loss as well as in taking steps toward decolonization by dismantling structures strangling ecosystems that are the lifeblood of Native peoples.