Posted inMarch 2, 1998: Wild horses: Do they belong in the West?

The power politics of dam removal

PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., startled critics and supporters alike last fall when he announced he favors removing one of two hydroelectric dams on Olympic National Park’s Elwha River. At that time, Gorton, the Senate’s most outspoken opponent of dam removal, pledged his support in the form of a trade: He wanted […]

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