Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.
Harris Dam on the Tallapoosa River. In 2021, emissions from this reservoir were 1.5x the proposed clean energy threshold.
Photo by Paulina Sobczak for Alabama Rivers Alliance
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| 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 |
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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:
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Reports › Tribal Resources 3/7/2021
Collaborations in Indian Country Collaborations in Indian Country is a primer on the importance of social justice work and a collection of interviews with members of tribal nations that have worked closely with HRC and its members. |
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Court Cases 1/1/1984
Escondido Mutual Water Co. v. La Jolla Band of Mission Indians |
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Laws & Policies 1/1/1920 |
