This week on the EcoNews Report, we’re excited to share that the comment period for Eel River dam removal has finally opened! Tune in to hear co-hosts Tom Wheeler of EPIC and Alicia Bales of the Redwood Chapter of the Sierra Club talk with Alicia Hamann of Friends of...
The 30-day comment period for PG&E’s License Surrender Application is now open. Comments on PG&E’s plans are due to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by December 1, 5pm Eastern. Click here to learn more about key talking points in support of...
Scott Dam (left) and Cape Horn Dam (right) are the two dams that comprise the Potter Valley Project. PG&E’s July 2025 filing to the official Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) docket is an important milestone on the way to removing the Eel River dams. The...
As advocates for removal of the Eel River dams, we and our allies at The Native Fish Society, Fly Fishers International, American Whitewater, and The Sierra Club Redwood Chapter offered comments to the State Water Resources Control Board, (SWRCB or...
Scott Dam, Photo Credit: Kyle Schwartz The State Water Resources Control Board, also known as the State Water Board, has several upcoming meetings in which we need members of the public like you to voice your support for Eel River dam removal! The State Water Board...
PG&E recently tendered its License Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter Valley Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This plan details when and how PG&E plans to tear down its two dams on the Eel River. And since an...
