Largest dam removal in U.S. history nears completion, reviving hopes for California salmon

The removal of dams and the draining of reservoirs has enabled the Klamath River to return to its historic channel. Excavators clawed at the remnants of Iron Gate Dam, clattering loudly as they unloaded tons of earth and rock into dump trucks. Nine miles upriver, machinery tore into the foundation of a second dam, Copco … Read more