Klamath Settlement in the news
Up one levelA collection of news clips and press releases pertaining to work in the Klamath Basin.
Sustainable Northwest maintains and updates a collection of news stories and press releases related to the Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements.
- Klamath bird crisis just one more avoidable tragedy if we pass water-sharing agreements
- SNW President, Martin Goebel, penned an op-ed for the Oregonian that puts the recent bird die off in the Klamath Basin into context and explains how there is a comprehensive solution to the water issues still plaguing this diverse and important region.
- CPUC endorses removal of 4 Klamath River dams
- The California Public Utilities Commission endorsed removing four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to help salmon.
- Clock ticks on Klamath's agricultural economy
- An update on what's happening with the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.
- EPA approves water quality plan for Klamath
- Federal approval of dam removal and environmental restoration will make crucial funding available to meet the water quality plan
- On forest issues, Oregon must break free
- To get their economy flowing again, Oregonians must carve a fresh path around the barriers that have blocked productive management of public lands.
- Sustainable Northwest leads rural effort
- Sustainable Business Oregon selects Sustainable Northwest for its nonprofit vision award.
- Iberdrola begins construction on Oregon biomass power plant
- Renewable energy developer Iberdrola Renewables is building the Lakeview Biomass Cogeneration plant with expectations of completing the facility by the fall of 2012.
- Klamath County Votes To Continue With Restoration Agreement
- Residents of Klamath County have voted to keep their elected officials active participants in the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.
- Sustainability is a big tent
- Column from Martin Goebel, Sustainable Northwest President, in the Sustainable Business Oregon, a publication of Portland Business Journal
- Lower Klamath refuge in worst shape since 1940s
- Drought conditions in the Klamath Refuges could have been mitigated if the KBRA had already been implemented.
- Klamath Drought -- OPB Think Out Loud
- Friday May 14 radio discussion about the drought in the Klamath Basin and how it might impact farms, fish, and the historic Klamath Settlement Agreements
- Feds give Klamath $2 million in drought aid
- Aid provides much needed relief for farmers in the upper Klamath Basin
- Interior Announces Additional Drought Relief Funds for the Klamath Project
- An additional $2 million in funding to go to support farmers in the Upper Klamath Basin
- Elected officials should support KBRA federal legislation now to avoid similar problems next year
- Statement on Klamath Basin Drought Situation From Sustainable Northwest
- Oregon's Klamath Basin Deal Helps Farmers and Fish
- New York Times article highlights how Klamath Agreements can serve an an example for the rest of the country.
- Govt, Utility Officials Sign Klamath River Dam Removal Deal
- Federal and state officials signed agreements Thursday with a western utility and Indian tribes that call for removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to resolve a long-simmering dispute over water use.
- Secretary Salazar, Governors Kulongoski and Schwarzenegger Announce Agreement on Klamath River Basin Restoration
- Press release from Department of Interior regarding the signing of the Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements.
- Officials sign Klamath agreement
- Governors from two states and more than 30 stakeholder sign the Klamath Settlement Agreements.
- Oregon senator supports Klamath Basin agreement
- Senator Merkley announces support for the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.
- Klamath County Commissioners Vote “Yes” to Support Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements
- Klamath County Commissioners join growing number of supporters of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement