Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.
Big Beaver Valley, Skagit River, WA
Photo by Nick O'Neil
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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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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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