HORNBROOK, California — The corporation in charge of deconstructing four dams on the Klamath River in Northern California and Southern Oregon began draining the reservoir behind Iron Gate Dam on
Harrison Smith The Klamath salmon have been granted a reprieve. After decades of activism by Indigenous people, four of the six dams on the Klamath are finally coming down. Pacificorp, corporate owner of the dams slated for removal, was denied a renewal of their operating license by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in November of…
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Fight over Klamath River dam removal project goes to federal regulators
A proposal necessary for the Klamath River dam removal to proceed has gone to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but some local lawmakers oppose the plan.
Posted: Feb 16, 2021 11:32 AM
Updated: Feb 16, 2021 5:32 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. A renewed push to remove a series of hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River is now in the hands of federal regulators, but some local lawmakers are lobbying in opposition to the project.
The proposal to remove four PacifiCorp dams on the Klamath River has been years in the making, with stakeholders represented by the nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) arguing that it would help native fish populations to rebound.
U.S. Representative Jared Huffman, who represents the North Coast including Mendocino County, speaking in Congress before voting to impeach President Donald Trump.
LITTLE RIVER 10/5/2020 On September 24, the House passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, sending it on to the Senate where it is pending. The act included an amendment sponsored by United States Representative Jared Huffman to hold the PacifiCorp energy company (a subsidiary of the Warren Buffett Company Berkshire Hathaway) responsible for the negative impacts of four dams on the Klamath River.
The Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement Tribal Fairness Amendment is also designed to protect downstream Native communities from harm caused by the outdated dams. Huffman and others claim that the decaying dams have changed the ecology of the river and adversely impacted the salmon fishing industry and local tribal communities.