Energy secretary ‘passionately in support’ of lower Snake River dams

From the Capital Press

The U.S. Energy Secretary recently said he is “passionately in support” of the lower Snake River dams remaining in place. “They’ve been tremendous assets for decades,” Secretary Chris Wright said. “We should not spend money to go backwards to reduce our energy-generating capacity, particularly of such high-value electricity as that from those dams.” Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) asked Wright about the dams during a hearing May 7 before the House Appropriations Committee on the department’s budget. Read the rest of the article here.