Washington’s waterways are one of the state’s greatest assets and that’s especially true with clean energy production. Hydropower supplies Washington with roughly three quarters of its electricity with zero emissions. Let's use Washington as a model to increase the nation’s capacity for hydropower without building new dams. As The Columbian editorialized about Maria’s bill, “it takes a proven success — indeed, the pride of the Northwest — and makes it even better.”

Source: cantwell.com