Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.
A speed boat in an algal bloom in Iron Gate Reservoir, Klamath River, August 2007.
Photo by Hydropower Reform Coalition
News and updatesSee all
| 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 |
| From American Rivers 9/9/2024 |
In the mediaSee all
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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
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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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Case Studies › Recommended Reading 8/25/2019 |
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License Summaries › Midwest 1/1/2008
Stockport Mill Country Inn Project, Muskingum River, Michigan |
