by Idaho Rivers United | Apr 22, 2024
Last week Idaho Rivers United was back in D.C. as part of the Hydropower Reform Coalition. We spoke with dozens of Congressional offices about a number of bills working their way through the legislative process – some good, some bad. We were also able to meet with a...
by California Trout | Jan 31, 2024
The Klamath River has historically been the birthplace of many of California’s salmon, but, severed by dams, it is disrupted and disconnected, and salmon and other watershed residents have suffered from the impacts. Today the watershed is playing host to the largest...
by California Trout | Nov 17, 2023
All in-river facilities to be removed; Eel will be the longest free-flowing river in California On November 17, 2023, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) released the initial draft (click the documents tab and enter password: PV_Surrender to download) of its...
by South Yuba River Citizens League | Oct 11, 2023
On September 5, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order that reaffirms the California State Water Board’s authority to enforce a “water quality certification” for new hydropower licenses granted to projects such as the Upper...
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | May 20, 2023
With nary a mention that the center of the prospective deal is no flow increases on the Yuba River, two fish agencies, a water agency, and the Newsom Administration used glowing words to announce on May 16, 2023 “a restoration plan” for the Yuba River. The rollout at...
by American Whitewater | Jun 28, 2022
American Whitewater’s database of whitewater accidents and fatalities, maintained since 1972, documents that 10% of river fatalities nationwide are a result of individuals getting caught in a low head dam hydraulic. These dams are generally defined as a manmade...