The Copco 1 Dam on the Klamath River. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Several environmental groups are coming together with a new proposal for removing four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River in Oregon and California.
It’s response to an earlier agreement announced in September by the Interior Department. While that agreement laid the foundation for dam removal, many environmental groups were not satisfied with it.
Today’s proposal is designed to move things along much, much faster.
The new coalition is calling itself the Klamath Conservation Partners, and here’s what it’s proposing.
