It's Official - The Klamath Dams are Coming Down
After two decades of campaigning, Klamath River Tribes and their allies won a historic victory today when federal regulators approved the removal of the lower four Klamath River dams. The decision comes almost exactly 20 years after the horrific 2002 Fish Kill that left tens of thousands of adult salmon carcasses lining the river banks and was the catalyst for the movement to remove the dams.
Removing the Klamath Dams is a key restoration step for well being of salmon and the communities that depend on them.
Congratulations to everyone that worked so hard to make Klamath Dam Removal a reality!
Explore the coverage below, and take a look in the "In Case You Missed It" section for further resources and information about the campaign to remove the dams, and how it will happen.
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The Klamath dams are coming down — High Country News – Know the West
Today, FERC ordered PacifiCorp to surrender the dam license, the final hurdle after 20 years of studies and advocacy.
Dam demolition set for Klamath River in California will be biggest in history : NPR
The destruction of four dams on the lower Klamath river will open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat. U.S. regulators approved the plan Thursday in a unanimous vote.
Largest dam demolition plan in history clears last federal regulatory hurdle | The Hill
A plan to demolish four dams along the lower Klamath River in Oregon and California cleared its last federal bureaucratic hurdle Thursday, when U.S. regulators voted to greenlight what is set to be…
Regulators approve demolition of four Klamath River dams - Los Angeles Times
Federal regulators have approved a plan to demolish four Klamath River dams, a historic act that is intended to save imperiled salmon.
US approves largest dam removal in history to save endangered salmon | Rivers | The Guardian
Four dams on California-Oregon border to be decommissioned on Klamath River, which fish use to reach spawning grounds
(UPDATING) Klamath Dam Removal Clears Final Federal Hurdle; Historic Decomissioning of Four Hydropower Dams to Begin Next Year | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County News
A historic milestone this morning: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency that oversees hydropower dams across the country, agreed to delicense four outdated hydropower dams along the middle stretch of the Klamath River, allowing for their removal to proceed.
Largest dam-removal project in U.S. history gets go-ahead in California
Federal regulators have agreed to decommission four dams in Northern California and...
'Momentous:' Feds advance largest dam demolition in history - The Washington Post
U.S. regulators approved a plan Thursday to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward.
Federal approval clears way for Klamath dam removal | Jefferson Public Radio
The order is the last major regulatory step before four dams can be decommissioned. It marks the start of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history.
In Case You Missed It...
Home - Bring the Salmon Home
On November 17, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the final approval for the removal of the lower four Klamath River dams. Dam removal
FAQs – Klamath River Renewal Corporation
A great resource for any questions you may have about Klamath Dam Removal.
Five key lessons as world’s biggest dam removal project will soon begin on the Klamath River - American Rivers
After more than 100 years of being dammed, the lower Klamath River will flow free once again.
