‘Killing salmon to lose money’: A costly, questionable plan on the Willamette

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer has ruled out opening Willamette River dams and letting fish coast the natural current to help improve survival numbers. It would cost next to nothing and has worked before. The Corps says a costly fish collection machine is the only way to save salmon without disrupting dam operations essential to hydropower customers, farmers and boaters. But in documents and interviews, those users say they can go without.

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