by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Oct 15, 2020
The impacts from climate change are becoming increasingly real. Battling the existential threat of our times requires that we all evaluate our priorities and pull together to bring about meaningful change. Two and a half years ago, the Hydropower Reform Coalition...
by Idaho Rivers United | Jul 31, 2020
Click Here for PDF version ### NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7/31/2020 Contacts: Nic Nelson, Executive Director – Nic@idahorivers.org, 208-343-7481 Stephen Pfeiffer, Conservation Associate – stephen@idahorivers.org, 208-343-7481 Federal Agencies Fail...
by California Trout | Jul 30, 2020
After the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the conditional license transfer of the four aging Klamath River hydroelectric dams along the California-Oregon border, California Governor Gavin Newsom sent a letter to Warren Buffet and leaders at Berkshire...
by Trout Unlimited | Jul 16, 2020
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today approved the partial transfer of ownership of four dams on the Klamath River dams from the utility PacifiCorp to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC). The purpose of this transfer is to enable the KRRC to...
by American Rivers | Jul 14, 2020
We live on a water planet, but 97.5 percent of earth’s water is too salty for human use. Only .5 percent of fresh water is actually available to us – most of it is locked up in ice caps and inaccessible aquifers. This makes our rivers and streams...
by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Apr 9, 2020
On April 7, the long effort to restore the Klamath River and its once-prolific salmon and steelhead runs passed another major milestone when the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) issued its Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification...