Dam Removal

USDA features Dr. Rich Brazil of Save the Potter Valley Project: "Leave us alone!"

“Why are you taking our water? Why are you destroying our homes and our farms and our ranches? We pay our taxes. We just want to work, we want to be…

Mar 3 • Keely Covello

A Tale of Tule Elk: What California's Elk Reveal About Dirty Politics and Greenwashed Agendas

Point Reyes and Lake Pillsbury show that California doesn't love wildlife nearly as much as it hates rural Americans.

Feb 23 • Keely Covello

Ranchers gather in D.C. as USDA goes on offense against agricultural lawfare

Secretary Rollins is positioning the USDA as a defender of small farms and ranches.

Feb 13 • Keely Covello

LONESOME LANDS: Gavin Newsom's Attack on Rural California with Keely Covello

Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan sit down with Keely Covello of America Unwon to talk about the corruption around Newsom's attack on rural California.

Feb 3

Secretary Brooke Rollins meets with Potter Valley Project stakeholders

"I see this as one of the existential battles of our time," Rollins told members of the press at the 107th annual American Farm Bureau Convention in…

Jan 17

STINCHFIELD TONIGHT: Feds step into Potter Valley dam dispute

Watch now | Grant Stinchfield hosts Keely Covello to discuss updates on the latest California water war.

Jan 12

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VIDEO: Victor Davis Hanson - Environmentalist Dam Removal Could Leave 600,000 People Without Water

Watch Victor Davis Hanson's commentary on the Potter Valley dam removals.

Jan 2

PG&E backs off effort to permanently cut water for Potter Valley ranchers

Utility tells federal regulators it will revise its proposal after farmers were blindsided by summer reductions in peak fire season.

Dec 21, 2025 • Keely Covello

BREAKING: Feds intervene to halt Potter Valley dam removal

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has asked FERC to reject removal of Scott and Cape Horn Dams.

Dec 20, 2025 • Keely Covello

USDA Secretary Pens Op-Ed Warning Against Potter Valley Dam Removal

In a letter to The Mendocino Voice, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the proposed decommissioning would cut off water to rural communities…

Dec 13, 2025

Responding to the Eel-Russian Project Authority's Rebuttal of UNWON

The joint powers authority behind the Two-Basin Solution is accusing UNWON of "misinformation."

Dec 12, 2025

BREAKING: Secretary Rollins to Potter Valley: “The Trump Administration Is Listening”

Citing threats to farmers and rural communities, Rollins accuses state leaders of prioritizing “special interests and political ambition.”

Dec 8, 2025 • Keely Covello

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