Wonder Land: Inspired by China and Saudi Arabia, Team Biden's vision for U.S. industrial policy is one in which the government explicitly leads; everyone else follows. Images: AP/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyThe Biden administration is committed to destroying four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in southeastern Washington state. Given the energy crisis in America—with two-thirds of the U.S. risking electricity outages this summer, including nearly everyone living west of the Mississippi, according to a recent warning from the North American Reliability Corp.—it’s a strange time to remove more than 3,000 megawatts of hourly capacity from the Western Interconnection electrical grid. Still, Mr. Biden announced on March 21 that he is determined to bring “healthy and abundant salmon runs back to the Colorado River system.” He meant the Columbia River, but that error was the least of the problems with his announcement.

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Persons: Mark Kelly The Biden, Biden Organizations: Getty, American Reliability Corp, Western Locations: China, Saudi Arabia, Washington, America, Mississippi, Colorado, Columbia