11.   The demonstration project is intended to test whether the planned method of dam removal will work.

12.   The removal of a five-foot-high slab was a demonstration project intended to test whether the planned method of dam removal will work.

13.   Their letter to Clinton could mark a turning point in the debate over dam removal in the Pacific Northwest.

14.   The Yakama Nation, which has treaty rights to sites along the river, will help manage the fishery after dam removal.

15.   This administration has been favorably disposed to dam removal, but its biggest test lies ahead.

16.   At the same time, GOP lawmakers added a new controversy over dam removal in the Northwest.

17.   Babbitt has presided over similar dam removals throughout the country, actions generally supported by conservationists who say the dams are an impediment to healthy fish populations.

18.   Even so, Clinton warned anew of vetoes over environmental provisions, and GOP lawmakers added a new controversy over dam removal in the Northwest.