Open comment remains available for Snake River Dams

Open comment remains available until April 13 on the Draft Environmental Impact Study on the Snake River Dams.

The draft EIS rejects dam breaching, stating the approach of breaching the dams would destabilize the power grid and increase overall greenhouse emissions.

“It is not anticipated that the open comment period for the DEIS will be extended,” said Port of Whitman Communications Director Sarah Highfield.

All comments need to be either mailed or entered online up to April 13.

To help communities send in comments, the Port of Whitman wrote unique letters for each town in the county to submi...