Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.
Warm Springs Creek, Whatcom County, WA
Photo by Rich Bowers
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From Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition 7/7/2025
Consumers Energy Hydropower Projects Sale – Perils and Pitfalls |
| From Hydropower Reform Coalition 7/2/2025 |
| From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 7/1/2025 |
| From South Yuba River Citizens League 6/10/2025 |
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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 |
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Delaware Currents 2/19/2024
The beneficiaries of removing mill dams in Delaware River watershed? ‘Fish, fish, fish’ |
| Washington Post 12/14/2023 |
Reservoir Emissions:
The science is clear
Celebrating Elwha River restoration
Our national map of hydropower dams
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Tribal Resources › Videos 12/17/2020
In this film by American Rivers and Swiftwater Films, Indigenous leaders share why removing four dams to restore a healthy Klamath River is critical for clean water, food sovereignty and justice. |
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Comments & Filings › Laws, court cases, and filings 4/23/2021 |
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Comments & Filings › Reservoir Emissions › Sample pleadings 8/16/2021
Motion to Intervene & Comments on Draft Supplemental EIS on the Coosa Project |
