Snake River Dam Removal

In this episode of The One Time Only Podcast, Kendra discusses the proposal to remove the lower four Snake River dams with this week's guest Kamela Potratz. Interested in learning more? Here are some wonderful resources that go into more depth on the topics discussed in this episode: Elwha Restoration - https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/upload/Elwha-River-Restoration-Brochure-2013_Final.pdf Proposal to remove Snake River dams - https://www.lsrdoptions.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/LSRD-Benefit-Replacement-Draft-Report_2022-0609.pdf Sources for today's episode: 1. Blumm, Michael C., and Andrew B. Erickson. “DAM REMOVAL IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: LESSONS FOR THE NATION.” Environmental Law, vol. 42, no. 4, 2012, pp. 1043–100. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43267821. 2. Blumm, Michael C., et al. “STILL CRYING OUT FOR A ‘MAJOR OVERHAUL’ AFTER ALL THESE YEARS—SALMON AND ANOTHER FAILED BIOLOGICAL OPINION ON COLUMBIA BASIN HYDROELECTRIC OPERATIONS.” Environmental Law, vol. 47, no. 2, 2017, pp. 287–333. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26491777. 3. Hilborn, Ray. “Ocean and Dam Influences on Salmon Survival.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 110, no. 17, 2013, pp. 6618–19. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42590476. 4. Hu, Zengjian, et al. “The Energy Authority Optimizes Water Routing and Hydroelectric Generation on the Columbia River.” Interfaces, vol. 45, no. 1, 2015, pp. 43–57. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43699470. 5. Hamilton, John B., et al. “The Persistence and Characteristics of Chinook Salmon Migrations to the Upper Klamath River Prior to Exclusion by Dams.” Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 117, no. 3, 2016, pp. 326–77. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.5403/oregonhistq.117.3.0326. 6. Kibel, Paul Stanton. “DAMAGE TO FISHERIES BY DAMS: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES LAW.” UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, vol. 21, no. 2, 2017, pp. 121–50. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/45302418. 7. Marschall, Elizabeth A., et al. “Migration Delays Caused by Anthropogenic Barriers: Modeling Dams, Temperature, and Success of Migrating Salmon Smolts.” Ecological Applications, vol. 21, no. 8, 2011, pp. 3014–31. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41417110. 8. Service, Robert F. “Rejected Salmon Plan Could Bring Changes to U.S. Dams.” Science, vol. 333, no. 6044, 2011, pp. 811–811. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27978413. 9. ---. “Will Busting Dams Boost Salmon?” Science, vol. 334, no. 6058, 2011, pp. 888–92. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41351711.