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Parties Sign Agreement To Remove Klamath Dams

Jefferson Public Radio | By Jes Burns,

Published April 6, 2016 at 8:15 PM PDT

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Thomas P. O'Rourke, Chairman Yurok Tribe, Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor of California.

Wednesday was a historic day for the Klamath River. Federal, state and tribal officials joined the head of a major power company to sign a pair of agreements.

Now, four privately owned hydropower dams are on track to be removed from the Klamath. It’s described as the largest river restoration project in the country.

EarthFix reporter Jes Burns was there for the signing. JPR’s Liam Moriarty spoke to her afterwards.