Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.
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From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 2/25/2025
State Water Board Takes Action to Protect Klamath River Salmon and Steelhead |
From Alabama Rivers Alliance 2/21/2025
ARA and SELC submit comments for the R.L. Harris Dam relicensing on the Tallapoosa River |
From California Trout 2/13/2025
Press Release: Regional Partners Sign Historic MOU on Eel River Recovery |
From Idaho Rivers United 1/14/2025
Federal agencies prepare a SEIS to update the Columbia River System Operations |
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Los Angeles Times 3/24/2024
The Klamath River’s dams are being removed. Inside the effort to restore a scarred watershed |
Delaware Currents 2/19/2024
The beneficiaries of removing mill dams in Delaware River watershed? ‘Fish, fish, fish’ |
Washington Post 12/14/2023 |
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Hydro Guides 11/1/2005
Rivers of Power: A Citizen’s Guide to River Restoration through Hydropower Reform Learn about hydropower's impacts in California, ways these dams harm rivers, how citizens can restore rivers using the FERC licensing process, licensing success stories, and more. |
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