The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given final approval to remove four dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California in a Nov. 17 decision to allow surrender of the license to operate the facilities from a uitiity to a nonprofit removal firm, which will enable the history-making project to move forward.
With the action, the five FERC commissioners reaffirmed conclusions in the agency's final environmental impact statement – released Aug. 26 – concluding that the benefits of removing the four dams outweigh any adverse impacts, including those raised by opponents, and US Interior Dept approval earlier this year.