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Court rules Kennebec dam owner must re-apply for water quality permit
A U.S. circuit court of appeals recently quashed energy conglomerate Brookfield Renewable’s bid to overturn the state of Maine’s denial of a water quality permit for the Shawmut dam on the Kennebec River. Kirt Mayland is an attorney who specializes in water and hydroelectric issues. We recently caught up with Mayland, who assists Trout Unlimited’s…
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Another milestone in Eel River restoration
Strengthening protections for Eel River tributaries to help recover native salmon and steelhead California’s Eel River got its modern name from the swarms of Pacific lamprey that once plowed up and down its length, but it’s more famous for its wild steelhead and salmon –– and, unfortunately, for the dramatic decline in those fisheries over…
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New Podcast: Klamath dam removal updates
TU’s Brian Johnson and filmmaker Shane Anderson join The River Rambler podcast to share observations from the biggest river reconnection project in history Brian Johnson, TU’s senior policy advisor for western water and climate returned to The River Rambler podcast for a fascinating conversation about the unfolding Klamath dam removals with host Richard Harrington and…
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The public has spoken: Go all in on recovering the Kennebec River
It’s Atlantic salmon spawning season on Maine’s Kennebec River, and the regal fish are making their way from the Atlantic Ocean into the river on their annual run. As we know, it’s a run that’s just a tiny fraction of what it once was; those federally endangered salmon and other migratory species are halted by…
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The Elwha River: A wild ride through a decade of dam removal
A connected river is good for nature, period. And because we are a part of and depend on nature, it is good for humanity too.
John R. McMillan, Science Director, The Conservation Angler All photos provided by John McMillan “The river will never recover!” This is one of the responses I've seen in recent months from skeptics of the historic dam removal project currently underway on the Klamath River – the largest such project ever to date. This claim is…
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Bringing the salmon home
On the border of Oregon and California, the largest dam removal ever attempted, anywhere on the planet, is underway on the Klamath River.
When the dams come out, the Klamath will come back. May 2024: The Klamath River dam removal is well underway. The smallest of the four dams to be removed, Copco 2, is already gone. The reservoirs behind the three remaining dams – Copco 1, Iron Gate, and JC Boyle – were drained this winter and…
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Klamath Reservoir Drawdowns: Short-term Costs for much larger long-term gains
The Klamath dam removal process is well underway and has received a lot of attention - both positive and negative. In some cases, outright misinformation has been spread by opponents of dam removal. As this massive restoration project unfolds, it is a great moment to provide an update and highlight how extensive project planning has…
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