RIVERS -- Speaking to the  Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Club on Wednesday, Congressman Doc Hastings, R-WA,  said he’ll use his position as chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee to block any bills related to breaching lower Snake River dams.

Hastings said salmon runs are recovering under current management practices and dam breaching is the last resort.

The Tri-City Herald reports Hastings as saying he’s concerned that tearing down any Snake River dam puts every other dam at risk.

Environmentalists favor removing dams to restore Snake River salmon runs.