Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US ...
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border.
The largest dam removal project in the US is completed - CNN
Sep 1, 2024 · The Klamath River dams removal project was a significant win for tribal nations on the Oregon-California border who for decades have fought to restore the river back to its natural state.
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes.
Klamath Tribes welcome return of salmon and free …
The Klamath Tribes, along with the Yurok and Karuk Tribes, are working together in the reintroduction of salmon and assisting directly with the restoration work of the 250-mile Klamath River.
Inside the decades-long fight to tear down the Klamath dams - Grist
Mar 19, 2025 · These dams were built to produce cheap power and store water with little regard for Indigenous rights or river ecosystems, and they continue to threaten the survival of vulnerable species and...
Largest dam removal ever, driven by Tribes, kicks off Klamath …
Oct 17, 2024 · As of Oct. 5, the four lower Klamath hydroelectric dams have been fully removed from the river, freeing 676 kilometers (420 miles) of the river and its tributaries. This is the largest dam-removal project in history.
Salmon return to the Klamath’s Oregon waters, but the river’s ...
Apr 3, 2025 · A free-flowing river has reemerged where Copco 1 and 2, Iron Gate and J.C. Boyle dams used to be. For Indigenous tribes, including the Klamath, Shasta, Karuk, Hoopa Valley and Yurok, the project ...
Tribes celebrate end of nation’s largest dam removal on Klamath …
Oct 4, 2024 · The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River...
Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden administration is a …
President Joe Biden’s administration stopped short of calling for the removal of the dams to save the fish, but Northwest tribes and conservationists who have long sought that called the agreement a road map for dismantling them.
New Report Recognizes the Harm of Columbia River Dams on …
Jun 25, 2024 · The Biden administration released a report last week acknowledging “the historic, ongoing, and cumulative damage and injustices” that Columbia River dam construction caused Northwest tribal...