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Another Run At Klamath Dam Removal

Amelia Templeton/EarthFix

Time ran out for the Klamath Basin Agreements, but not on the desire to remove four hydroelectric dams from the river. 

The governors Brown of Oregon and California recently gathered with the federal Interior Secretary to formalize a dealto take a new approach to dam removal. 

If all goes as planned, demolition will start in four years, resulting in the Klamath flowing free in California for the first time in a century.  We check in with individuals and groups interested in the dam removal process, including Bob Gravely at Pacificorp, Deputy Interior Secretary Mike Connor, Craig Tucker from the Karuk Tribal office, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, and Becky Hatfield Hyde from the Upper Klamath Water Users.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.