Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.
Big Beaver Valley, Skagit River, WA
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From Hydropower Reform Coalition 11/19/2024
Monthly Newsletter: Exploring FERC-Exempt Hydro Projects: Small-Scale Hydropower with Big Impacts |
From South Yuba River Citizens League 9/25/2024
NID Withdraws Centennial Dam Proposal After SYRCL’s Decade-Long Opposition |
From American Rivers 9/9/2024 |
From Hydropower Reform Coalition 8/30/2024
Monthly Newsletter: Klamath Dam Removals: A Tale of the Power of Collaboration and Persistence |
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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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