License surrender order clears the path to remove 4 dams on the Lower Klamath

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License surrender order clears the path to remove 4 dams on the Lower Klamath

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Fish-killing algae blooms in the hot water impounded behind Iron Gate Dam. Photo: EcoFlight.

The decades-long campaign Trout Unlimited and our Tribal and conservation partners have waged to restore the third most productive river for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast has taken a dramatic leap forward.

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued the Final License Surrender Order for the Lower Klamath River Hydroelectric Project. This clears the last major hurdle necessary to implement the world’s largest river restoration project to date by removing four old dams on the lower Klamath River.

FULL STORY
https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservatio ... he-klamath
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