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JOHN C. BOYLE DAM — The blast rocked the room.

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

Taking down the four dams that changed the Klamath River region will help restore fish habitat and could allow some Native people to reclaim homes.

Four dams are being demolished along the Klamath River in northern California, as salmon populations plummet.

Taking down the four dams that changed the Klamath River region will help restore fish habitat and could allow some Native people to reclaim homes.

All work associated with removal of the first of four hydroelectric dams slated for demolition on the Klamath River in California and Oregon has been completed by contractor Kiewit, said dam owner Klamath River Renewal Corp. earlier this month.

Recently, crews put the final touches on the removal of the Copco No. 2 Dam and its diversion infrastructure. Removal of the dam structure was completed in September, and crews

HORNBROOK, California — For nearly 100 years, Copco 2 was one of the dams along the Klamath River, but now it’s no more.

And then there were three. The nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corporation recently announced that work to remove the first of four hydroelectric dams clogging the lower Klamath River is complete, bringing the largest dam removal project in the nation’s history one step closer to fruition.

And then there were three. The nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corporation recently announced that work to remove the first of four hydroelectric dams clogging the...