The White House has celebrated a $1 billion settlement agreement to restore Pacific Northwest salmon populations. The agreement was part of a larger effort to restore the salmon population in the Columbia River Basin. The settlement includes a five-year stay in the lawsuit, with the potential for a potential extension to go up to 10 years. The money will fund studies on how to address transportation, irrigation and recreation uses of the Lower Snake River if a series of four hydropower dams were replaced. While the agreement sets up a path to removing the dams, officials have emphasized that only Congress has the authority to do so. Critics of the agreement argue that dam removal would disrupt barge traffic and irrigation projects in the region.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
