Study Finds Sediments From California Dam Removals Threaten Salmon Population

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is currently underway in the Klamath River. California has more dam removals planned.

Klamath River, California

California is in the process of removing several historic dams that have for decades supported farming communities in the northern part of the state.

A new study appears to demonstrate what these rural communities have claimed: dam removal is not only destructive for the towns that rely on them, but for the fish this enterprise …