While Alaska’s Governor and some state Senators are pushing for a large hydroelectric project to dam the Susitna River, the biggest dam removal project in US history is getting underway near Olympic National Park in Washington state.  Excavators are working this week to dig a channel to re-route the Elwha River.  Northwest News Network correspondent Tom Banse reports on the project to restore salmon habitat.

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