Snake River dam breaching rejected in key federal report

A much-anticipated study says spilling more water over Columbia River Basin dams when power needs are low — and not breaching four dams on the lower Snake River — is the best path to balancing often bitterly competing needs. The draft environmental impact statement released Friday was welcomed by public power users and advocates, while many environmental groups said it would do far too little to help endangered fish. The sad state of salmon and other species — despite hundreds of millions…