Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.
Lower Bear Creek Dam and Falls, WA
Photo by Rich Bowers
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From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 1/1/2025
CSPA Sues California over Operations of the State Water Project |
| From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 11/24/2024 |
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From Hydropower Reform Coalition 11/19/2024
Monthly Newsletter: Exploring FERC-Exempt Hydro Projects: Small-Scale Hydropower with Big Impacts |
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From South Yuba River Citizens League 9/25/2024
NID Withdraws Centennial Dam Proposal After SYRCL’s Decade-Long Opposition |
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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
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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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Case Studies 6/1/2009 |
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Decommissioning and removal › Recommended Reading 7/1/2013 |
