![IRU attends Hydropower Reform Coalition Hill Week in D.C.](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ScreenShot2024-04-18at2.47.11PM.png)
![IRU attends Hydropower Reform Coalition Hill Week in D.C.](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ScreenShot2024-04-18at2.47.11PM.png)
![Unlocking the Future of Yuba River Salmon: Advocating for Restoration Through Relicensing](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Narrows-relicensing-1024x684-1-1024x675.jpg)
Unlocking the Future of Yuba River Salmon: Advocating for Restoration Through Relicensing
On January 16th, SYRCL and our allies in the Foothills Water Network filed comments with the Federal Energy Commission (FERC) requesting formal studies to help restore salmon in the lower Yuba River. Our comments also focused on the YWA’s Final License Application for...![A Celebration on the Elwha River](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elwha-Coho-Salmon-John-McMillan-1024x713-1-1024x675.jpg)
A Celebration on the Elwha River
advocates for dam breaching, free-flowing waters and river restoration are celebrating the news that the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has been able to fish for coho salmon for the first time since two large dams blocking the Elwha River were removed a decade ago.
![PG&E and PacGen: A risky proposal for the Yuba River, our community, and ratepayers.](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BEST-Logo-transparent-899x675.png)
PG&E and PacGen: A risky proposal for the Yuba River, our community, and ratepayers.
While many people are familiar with the miles of transmission lines that Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) owns, not as many know about their large portfolio of hydroelectric assets – the dams, reservoirs, and powerhouses — they operate. On the Yuba and Bear...![Salmon Return Numbers: October Rush](https://hydroreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Salmon-3-1.png)