An Idaho economist’s contention that the region would save $86.7 million
annually by breaching lower Snake River dams was challenged by economists
advising the Northwest Power Planning Council.
A panel of eight economists was asked in September by the Council to
review a year-old study carried out by Philip S. Lansing of Boise and financed
by the Oregon Natural Resources Council.
The Lansing analysis, "Restoring the Lower Snake River: Saving
Snake River Salmon and Saving …