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Eel River Named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023

Eel River Named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023

by California Trout | Apr 18, 2023

The Eel River was named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023 by American Rivers. Tell the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prioritize the removal of two dams on the river that are preventing recovery of critically endangered salmon now! ACT NOW...
Effort to Restore North Carolina’s Oconaluftee River Advances

Effort to Restore North Carolina’s Oconaluftee River Advances

by American Rivers | Nov 21, 2022

Contact: Molly Phillips, Mainspring Conservation Trust, 828.524.2711 or mphillips@mainspringconserves.org Chuck Ahlrichs, Northbrook Carolina Hydro II, LLC 480.551.1221 or cahlrichs@nbenergy.com Erin McCombs, American Rivers, 828.649.7887 or...
Federal Regulators Approve Removal of Four Klamath River Dams!

Federal Regulators Approve Removal of Four Klamath River Dams!

by American Whitewater | Nov 17, 2022

Today, federal regulators unanimously approved the removal of four outdated hydropower dams on the Klamath River (OR/CA), an action that will set free one of the most iconic whitewater rivers on the West Coast with the largest dam removal project in history. 

Five key lessons as world’s biggest dam removal project will soon begin on the Klamath River

Five key lessons as world’s biggest dam removal project will soon begin on the Klamath River

by American Rivers | Nov 17, 2022

After more than 100 years of being dammed, the lower Klamath River will flow free once again. To be able to make that statement, it has taken decades of advocacy by Tribes who depend on a living Klamath River for their cultural identity and for their food security. It...
Reconnecting the Klamath

Reconnecting the Klamath

by Trout Unlimited | Nov 17, 2022

FERC’s license surrender order clears the path to remove four old dams on the Lower Klamath River
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