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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman Wire

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Environmental groups sue federal government over Snake River dams plan

Grace Jackson, Staff Reporter November 5, 2020

In a recent intention to sue letter, eleven environmental groups outlined what they say is the federal government’s illegal behavior in regards to dams on the Snake River in Washington State. The letter,...

Rethink Dams! Petitions for Breach of Snake River Dams

Kate Grumbles September 29, 2016

Rethink Dams!, a Whitman club led by Fiona Bennitt, sent a petition to Governor Inslee last week calling for the breaching of the lower four Snake River Dams. The dams were created in the late 1960s and...

Students Protest Snake River Dams with Flotilla

Students Protest Snake River Dams with Flotilla

Sara Platnick October 7, 2015
Students protested the Snake River dams with a flotilla last weekend.
Photo contributed by Bob Carson.

Students call for removal of Snake River dams

Lachlan Johnson February 26, 2015
Rethink Dams was formed this January by sophomore Fiona Bennitt after she was inspired by the documentary "Dam Nation." The new group will work to raise awareness both on campus and in the wider Walla Walla community and to educate people about the potential benefits of breaching the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite dams. All four dams are located in the southeast corner of Washington.
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