by Lamprey | Apr 27, 2026 | Action, Dam Removal, Slider
Perhaps you’ve heard the news, that a water district 600 miles to the south is exploring options to try and purchase the Potter Valley Project. This is extremely concerning, and is plain and simple a Southern California water grab. This move is supported by the...
by Steelhead | Apr 21, 2026 | Dam Removal, News, Slider
For Immediate Release Contact: Alicia Hamann, alicia@eelriver.org Eureka, CA – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a message today alleging that a water district near Los Angeles is interested in purchasing the Eel River dams and the rest of the...
by Steelhead | Apr 16, 2026 | Comments, News, Slider
Nearly every year for the past decade, PG&E has been unable to meet their license required and contractual flows out of the Potter Valley Project. This is due to both climate change, and the many failures of the Project which prevent the reservoir from being fully...
by Steelhead | Apr 9, 2026 | EcoNews Report, News, Slider
Trump has revived a little-utilized part of the Endangered Species Act — formally the Endangered Species Committee, but often called the “God Squad” as it can decide whether species may go extinct — in a purported effort to boost oil and gas development in the Gulf...
by Steelhead | Mar 3, 2026 | Dam Removal, FOER, News, Slider
By Scott Greacen | Originally published in Issue No. 111 of The Osprey. As 2025 drew to a close, the big news on California’s Eel River was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ unhinged and weird letter to the Federal Energy...
by Steelhead | Feb 21, 2026 | EcoNews Report, News, Slider
On February 12, the Trump Administration rescinded the Obama-era “endangerment finding,” a legal recognition by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that greenhouse gas emissions were harming and would further harm health and human safety. This endangerment...
