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On Tuesday, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency and requested that the governor proclaim a state of emergency based on water quality concerns in the Klamath River as four dams are being removed.
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Approximately 830,000 fall-run Chinook salmon fry are believed to have died while passing through the lowest dam on the Klamath River in late February.
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Salmon populations in the Klamath River have been struggling for years. Late last week, the Klamath Spring Chinook Salmon was added to California’s Endangered Species List.
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Federal energy regulators have approved a key step in the long road toward removing four hydroelectric dams on the lower Klamath River to help threatened salmon.
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After years of drought, salmon in Northern California are facing extinction. Conservation groups in the region have drafted a water management plan that, if adopted, would send less water to Central Valley farmers and keep more cold water for fish.
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When Rep. Cliff Bentz visited Klamath Falls Thursday, he brought promises of government aid for farmers who won't be getting irrigation water from the federal Klamath Project this season. And he urged irrigators to resist the temptation to take matters into their own hands.
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Two members of Congress from Southern Oregon and Northern California are teaming up on a proposed aid package to help to assist farmers, wildlife refuges, tribes and fisherman affected by the increasing drought in the Klamath Basin on the Oregon-California border.
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There’s not enough water to go around, as irrigators, tribes and fishermen all come up short.
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The Klamath Basin drought is having serious impacts on the region's Native tribes
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Federal fishery managers are recommending that Chinook salmon fisheries along 200 miles of Oregon and California coast be closed or severely restricted due to conditions in the Klamath River.
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Lawyers and non-lawyers alike have argued for some time now about the rights of non-human entities. Do animals, for example, have rights? The idea of…
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Rivers are powerful things, in the physical world and in our imaginations. But do you really understand where rivers come from and how their courses are…
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The bond between salmon and the Yurok Tribe goes back thousands of years. And the relationship reached a new level with the recent purchase of much of the…
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The drought in California will only get more acute as we leave the rainy season behind. And there are some situations that are akin to being aboard a ship…