Klamath River dam removal demolition moving forward again. States, Tribes, and Pacificorp reach new agreement.

A long contested plan to remove four hydro-electric dams on the Klamath River is moving forward, creating a path for restoring the river's decimated salmon fisheries and cleaning up a waterway that has long been central to local Native American tribes. However, there is no promise action will really be taken.

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A long contested plan to remove four hydro-electric dams on the Klamath River is moving forward, creating a path for restoring the river's decimated salmon fisheries and cleaning up a waterway that has long been central to local Native American tribes. The process of physically removing the four dams, which are owned by energy company PacifiCorp, is set to begin in three years. The agreement was announced at a Zoom meeting on Wednesday afternoon. 

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