Activists’ Push False Claims About Snake River Dams And Salmon Extinction by John Stossel

But now, environmental groups want to destroy dams that create hydropower.

The activists have targeted four dams on the Snake River in Washington State. 

They claim the dams are driving salmon to extinction.
It’s true that dams once killed lots of salmon. ..

• But that was in the 1970s.
• Today, most salmon make it past the dams without trouble.

How?

• Fish-protecting innovations like fish ladders and spillways guide most of the salmon away from the turbines that generate electricity.
• “Between 96% and 98% of the salmon successfully pass each dam,” says Todd Myers, Environmental Director at the Washington Policy Center...