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  • California dam removal project stirs debate over coveted West water

    03/30/2020 9:21:53 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 36 replies
    KTLA ^ | 03/29/2020
    ...Klamath River... Now, plans to demolish four hydroelectric dams on the river’s lower reaches to save salmon — the largest such demolition project in U.S. history — have placed those competing interests in stark relief. Each group with a stake — tribes, farmers, ranchers, homeowners and conservationists — sees its identity in the Klamath and ties its future to the dams in deeply personal terms. “We are saving salmon country, and we’re doing it The project, estimated at nearly $450 million, would reshape the Klamath River and empty giant reservoirs. The proposal fits into a trend toward dam demolition in...