Help Us Stop Hydro Development on Big Canyon
By: Kestrel Kunz In the ongoing saga of hydro dam developments proposed within striking distance of Grand Canyon National Park, American Whitewater is asking for help from the paddling community to stop a development that would impact the greater Grand Canyon area and...
Mokelumne “Water Battery” Project to begin studies
Courtesy photo: GreenGen Storage Some years ago, PG&E was studying a pumped-storage hydroelectric project on the Mokelumne River. The power project would have used Upper Bear River Reservoir, Lower Bear River Reservoir, or a new reservoir on Cole Creek as its...
Hydropower at Jackson Lake Dam, Grand Teton National Park: Probabilities and Implications
This report on the since-abandoned hydro project at Jackson Lake Dam examines the legal and policy limitations on building a hydro project in a National Park, as well as some implications of the project if it had been built as proposed.