Posted on 12/10/2023 9:19:33 PM PST by george76
'Congress alone has the authority' to breach federal dams, lawmakers write in letter to White House..
The Biden administration is quietly discussing a potentially far-reaching settlement with environmental groups that advocate for tearing down four hydroelectric dams in Washington...
...
In the filings, jointly submitted by the federal government and eco groups...
However, the filing failed to detail exactly what conditions were included in the secretive package
....
We find it necessary to remind you Congress alone has the authority not only to order the breach of the Lower Snake River Dams, but also exclusive authority to direct the study of breaching or to authorize replacement resources," four House Republicans from the Pacific Northwest led by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., wrote to the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
...
This is statutory fact, and we warn the Administration not to attempt to circumvent that fact through clever wordsmithing," the lawmakers continued, noting they have received a "plethora" of complaints from stakeholders and constituents about the federal government's secretive negotiations on the matter.
...
The dams.. main benefit has been their reliable clean energy output. provide about 8% of the state's electricity, enough to serve millions of residents, and have a large total capacity of 3,000 megawatts.
...
In addition to the impacts on energy and climate ambitions, industry groups have argued that removing the four Snake River dams would disrupt the economy and harm agriculture exports.
The river system notably feeds the largest U.S. wheat export gateway. Aided by the dams, barges traveling along the Columbia River system carry about 60% of Washington's annual wheat exports. A staggering 40% of the nation's total wheat production, valued at billions of dollars, travels through the river system.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Probably something enviromental. Bank on it.
We don’ need no stinkin’ Congress..
. Now it is four dams. How many people will be impoverished when they no longer have cheap hydroelectric power?
This is how you get catosrophic FLOODS.
flooding, loss of life was the primary reason for the dams in our nation.
power second.
they want us dyiing in the dark.
this is the “ rewilding” the econatzies have been talking about for decades.
its goal is destruction of everything to bring about a communist utopia.
“Quietly”
More like conditioning the country into the possibility of energy & food shortages so that an otherwise sudden shock doesn’t trigger a deserving response.
Not only hydo electric and water ways for barges, the dams allow irrigation of much of Eastern Washington and the crops grown there. Prior to the 1950’s it was all sage brush and gravel.
Bannon said something yesterday the shocked me but it shouldn’t have. That Biden gave up Bagram on purpose.
I thought it was just incompetency but looking back it was loyalty to China.
We’ve elected the enemy.
No. China selected our President. It was their man made Virus which made the steal possible. Connect the dots. Hospitals paid for COVID deaths. Nursing homes deliberately infected. Actual cures censored and opposed. Face mask , 6 feet separation etc. Everything done to maximize the fear. Why ? To force in mail in voting. The mail in voting made vote fraud easy. All the riots made judges too scared to rule on election fraud. In short it was all a treasonous coup.
it was all a treasonous coup.
*/
Gets more obviouse every day.
And in the meantime We get to listen to their screeching parrots ACCUSING President Donald J. Trump of being a nazi/dictator/will be unleashing a vengeance attack when He is back in Office.
Read Lewis and Clarks Journals for an insight into how the Columbia Valley’s tribes lived during the early 1800s. Not even they would want to go back to that.
Yes.
Everything that is happening now is basically a power play WITHIN the left.
This is environmental groups making demands on the Biden Admin, who is too scared to say no.
The Left has captured every major institution in the country. So all political conflicts are basically internal power struggles within the Left.
The GOPe provides no relevant opposition.
The only possible opposition is Trump, which is why they are using the legal system (another institution they control) to block him from even running.
They ar planning a scorched earth scenario because they are losing control
Destroying anything and everything positive.
He’s got over a year left in office.
What’s the USA gonna look like next December?
Worse than Mexico, Ukraine and GAZA???
Watch out when the media uses the word “quietly.” That means Jason has his bloody axe in his hand.
Any bets that there is Chinese espionage in this package, which the Chinese paid BIden to obtain?
Cbina has California thanks to sell out Gavin Gruesome. now they want Washington state.
As hydroelectric power is killed by removing dams, fossil fuel or nuclear power plant MUST come online ……
Plants plural multiple plants as dams are removed. The environmentally ill attempt to turn off the lights
"They" want 7 billion of us dead.
How do they plan to charge their electric cars?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.