Ice Harbor Dam

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stopped by one of the Lower Snake River dams and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on a recent Tri-Cities tour.

For years, engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have worked to design a hydroelectric turbine that’s safer for fish. They’ve recently installed a new design that’s improving energy efficiency and improving fish survival along the Snake River, with plans to upgrade more turbines over the next several years.