DOGE and Trump quash a Klamath River basin comeback – the Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration ruined what should have been a good spring in the Klamath River basin…
Salmon return to the Klamath’s Oregon waters, but the river’s headwaters are still blocked – Jefferson Public Radio
After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain…
How the Klamath Dams Came Down – Grist Magazine
Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the largest dam removal in U.S. history.
This is their story…
Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers – Yale Environment 360
More than 30,000 small dams currently block river tributaries from Maine to Maryland. New initiatives to remove them are aimed at restoring natural flows, improving habitat for aquatic life, and reopening thousands of river miles to migratory fish, from shad to American eels.
Coastlines Around the World Are Losing Sediment – EOS
A new tool maps coastal sediments on the basis of water color. It shows that 75% of the world’s coastlines may be losing suspended sediment.
The Other Side of the World’s Largest Dam Removal – Hakai
Removing dams from the Klamath River in Northern California seems like a clear win for fish and rivers. Why do some locals hate it…?
First salmon swims all the way to Oregon after historic California dam removal – San Francisco Chronicle
The massive dam-removal project on the Klamath River began living up to its lofty goal of improving fish passage this week when at least one salmon was observed swimming upriver past the sites of four former dams that had long blocked fish….
A Radical Approach to Flooding in England: Give Land Back to the Sea – the New York Times
When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative…
When dams come down, what happens to the ocean? – High Country News | Hakai Magazine
A long-term study of the Elwha River Delta reveals lasting change — and a healthier ecosystem.