by Idaho Rivers United | Nov 23, 2020
Our Rivers Are For Everyone: IRU’s Partnership with Inclusive Idaho, Boise Bicycle Project Structural racism impacts every aspect of the environmental movement, from who is allowed to access outdoor spaces, who is hardest hit by climate change, and who are allowed to...
by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Nov 23, 2020
Joining a growing list, Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts (Districts) filed a Petition for Declaratory Order with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on October 2, 2020 asking that the Commission find that the State of California has...
by American Rivers | Nov 22, 2020
When two tribes, two states and Warren Buffett step up and commit to the world’s biggest dam removal project – it’s a big deal. That’s what happened last week, when the Karuk and Yurok tribes, California Governor Newsom, Oregon Governor Brown, the Klamath River...
by Trout Unlimited | Nov 17, 2020
Trout Unlimited lauded the Memorandum of Agreement released today by the states of California and Oregon, the Yurok and Karuk Tribes, PacifiCorp (a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy), and Klamath River Renewal Corporation. With the agreement, the two states and...
by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Nov 17, 2020
The Hydropower Reform Coalition would like to extend its enthusiastic and heart-felt congratulations to all the parties that persevered to ensure the Klamath dam removal agreement continues, as announced today. Many parties have shown extraordinary leadership to get...
by California Trout | Nov 17, 2020
PacifiCorp Agrees to Full Terms of Klamath Dams Removal PacifiCorp and Warren Buffet have agreed to the full terms of dam removal on the Klamath River, thus clearing a major obstacle in the long, concerted effort to restore one of California’s largest watersheds. This...
by California Trout | Nov 10, 2020
California has thousands of dams, from small earthen barriers to large dams hundres of feet tall. more than 1,400 of those dams are large enough to fall under state safety regulations. A great number of them provide critical water supply, flood control, and...
by Trout Unlimited | Nov 5, 2020
A main stem river in Vermont flowing at 50 percent of historical levels. Chase S. Whiting By Chase S. Whiting As summer transitioned to fall, the sun hung eerily over the Adirondack Mountains and illuminated smoke that traveled some 3,000 miles from wildfires...
by California Trout | Oct 29, 2020
#DAMSOUT Klamath Dams – In July of 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the partial transfer of ownership of the lower four Klamath River dams from PacifiCorp to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) for the purpose of removal. The...
by Idaho Rivers United | Oct 23, 2020
“The failure of this federal plan to adequately address the rapid extirpation of salmon and steelhead in Idaho and the Snake River Basin cannot be overstated. Instead of proposing solutions that get us to an abundance of wild fish, this continues down the decades-long...
