DamNation: Seattle proposes fish passage on its dams
For years, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and other groups have pushed the city of Seattle to find a way for fish to get past …
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DamNation: Tribe to fish for salmon on Elwha River
Nearly a decade after the last Elwha River dam came down, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe could see its first fishery on the river in …
DamNation: Could California’s Next Dam Removal Take Place on This Endangered River?
The Eel River is the third-largest river basin in the state and once had the largest runs of salmon and steelhead on the North Coast. …
DamNation: Speak Up to Remove Searsville Dam
An important ACTION ALERT from CalTrout: Located in the San Francisquito Creek watershed in Portola Valley, Searsville Dam blocks fish and sediment passage between the …
DamNation: Environmental groups withdraw lawsuit over Maine Atlantic salmon
Due to a recent decision by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association that determined that Atlantic salmon can coexist with hydroelectric dams, four conservation groups …
DamNation: The World’s Dams Are Filling Up — But Not With Water
Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation, and flood control. How bad is …
DamNation: Feds Say Last Wild Atlantic Salmon Can Survive Maine Dams
Yesterday the federal government ruled that the last wild Atlantic salmon in the country can coexist with hydroelectric dams on a Maine river, dealing a …
DamNation: 80-year-old dam in southwest CT
An 80-year-old dam on the Norwalk River in Wilton, CT, will soon be demolished to improve the river’s health and connection to Long Island Sound. …
Maine dam operator not protecting Atlantic salmon
Environmental groups and a Native American tribe have accused Brookfield Renewable, operator of a Maine dam on the Penobscot, of not fulfilling its obligation to …
Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World
Patagonia announces the publication of Cracked, a reckoning of America’s misguided attempts to control water and an activist’s guide for freeing our rivers Throughout history, mankind has …