As states grapple with reducing carbon emissions, adding carbon capture storage technology to industrial and power faciiities is an elusive goal and growing challenge.
The decision comes on the heels of a preliminary findings from a Harvard study that long-term exposure to air pollution is connected to more illness and death in COVID-19 infections.
The four dams — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite—provide a 1,000 MW of carbon-free power for the region, but also hinder the passage of salmon.
