A yearlong lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland could decide in
the next month whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must comply with
Clean Water Act standards when operating four lower Snake River dams.
If the answer is yes, attorneys that brought the lawsuit say it could
vitally affect the recovery of salmon in the Columbia River and Snake river
basins.
However, the Corps attorney characterized the agency as one that serves
many masters and should not be held accountable …
