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Monthly Newsletter: Happy National Rivers Month!

Monthly Newsletter: Happy National Rivers Month!

by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Jun 18, 2024

Take a moment to think about the earliest memory you have of a river. Where were you and what were you doing? Were you swimming, paddling, or perhaps casting your first fishing line? We might not remember what we were wearing or who we were with, but at some point in...
Salmon litigation: a refresher on what this agreement does

Salmon litigation: a refresher on what this agreement does

by Idaho Rivers United | Feb 15, 2024

Chinook salmon are on the brink of extinction. The Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative or CBRI, as well as U.S. government funding commitments, will bring a new approach to salmon and steelhead recovery in the Basin. Photo credit: Ryan Hagerty USFW On February 8th,...
The Bay Delta and Yuba: Native American Tribes, Water Rights, and Cultural Uses

The Bay Delta and Yuba: Native American Tribes, Water Rights, and Cultural Uses

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Jan 10, 2024

“First in time, first in right….”  –Doctrine of prior appropriation The “first in time, first in right” principle didn’t apply to California’s first people, and it still doesn’t apply today. The principle of “prior appropriation” meant that water was to be used and...
TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

by Trout Unlimited | Dec 13, 2023

Lindsay Slater, represented salmon advocates in Congress Tuesday at a hearing ominously titled, “Left in the Dark: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production.”
Action Alert: Tell PG&E To Urgently Remove Eel River Dams

Action Alert: Tell PG&E To Urgently Remove Eel River Dams

by California Trout | Nov 30, 2023

On November 17, 2023, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) released the initial draft of its plan to remove two dams on the Eel River. The plan calls for the complete and expeditious removal of most of the Potter Valley Project facilities, and it provides a...
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