$1 billion deal would scrap Klamath River dams

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by Jeff Barnard
Grants Pass, Oregon (AP)

More than 300 miles of struggling salmon runs would be restored along the Klamath River as part of a landmark $1 billion proposal that represents the largest dam removal project in the nation’s history.

The plan, announced mid January, followed two years of closed-door negotiations between farmers, Indian tribes, fishermen, conservation groups and government agencies battling over the fate of scarce water and fish protected by the Endangered Species Act.

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I hope this will happen, but not holding my breath. When these lawsuits first starting going, I had close family members excited that they would soon be collecting some big bucks, which made me cringe! I told them, its not about winning any money, its about restoring the salmon which were once present on Klamath lands.