cover photo: Copco No. 1 Construction, at Dam Site, looking upstream, 1916 (Source: PacifiCorp Archive) COPCOLAND, IN THE “STATE OF JEFFERSON”originally published June, 2003 in KLAMATH HYDRO PROJECT, FERC #2082, historic context statement… This study was commissioned by PacifiCorp as an element in its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing process […]
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DEAD ALREADY! CDFW Salmon Release Failed!
cover photo: Juvenile Chinook salmon swim in a raceway at Iron Fish Gate Hatchery, Siskiyou County, Calif., before their relocation to the Fall Creek facility on July 7, 2021. (CDFW Photo/Travis VanZant) Klamath River Conditions Deadly – Still Killing Fish! Siskiyou News writer, William E. Simpson II who lives on the […]
Deputy Seizes 4 Kilos of Fentanyl in Routine Traffic Stop
cover photo: SCSO FB page SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — A deputy with the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office discovered more than 4 kilograms of fentanyl during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday. The deputy stopped a Toyota Corolla for a missing front license plate around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 27. A […]
REPRINT: Dams Down, Will Ranches Survive?
The CATTLE Magcover photo: Iron Gate Dam, Jay Martin Please take a look at latest article (released 2/22/24 by The CATTLE Mag) about Klamath hydroelectric dam removal, the environmental disaster it has caused thus far, and the likely devastating effects on Klamath River’s fish populations. With millions of cubic yards of […]
Dam Deception – Saving The Klamath River
cover photo: Many tens of millions of cubic years of polluted clay-mud are now exposed in Copco Lake (see above) and in Iron Gate Lake (see video). Images: William E. Simpson II The Klamath River dams have been unplugged. And with the water that was drained from Copco and Iron […]
Klamath River Dam Removal – Pilot For Multi-Billion Dollar Business Model?
We must never forget the truth contained in the maxim… ‘follow the money’. The sad truth is that our Government seems hell-bent on separating American taxpayers from their money. With that said, let’s review the actions and clues that are emerging as we witness an evolving disaster of epic proportions on […]
River of Death – Collapse of the Klamath River Ecosystem
Cover Image: The tens of millions of yards of polluted mud-flats that remain in the now drained Klamath lakes (Copco and Iron Gate Lakes) portend a future of catastrophic pollution down river for decades. Photo: William E. Simpson II Let’s face facts; some people are getting richer off the removal […]
*UPDATED* Klamath Dam Removal Project Creates Super-Fund Site?
In California, hexavalent chromium in drinking water is currently regulated under thetotal chromium state MCL of 50 parts per billion (ppb). A maximum contaminant level(MCL) is the highest concentration of chemicals permitted in drinking water systems.The total chromium MCL was established in 1977 and regulates both the less-toxictrivalent form and […]
TRUE or FALSE: 31-foot natural dam below ancient “Clammite Lake” blocked salmon?
Per Authors request: “Please only post citations or reference material on the question of whether or not a 31-foot barrier impassable by salmon existed prior to construction of Copco Dam. Author: Zachary RoyceMultiple Image Sources I will start with the information posted by William Simpson II (which I have separately […]
B.O.R. SCIENCE ADVISOR TERMINATED: SHOCKING REVELATION ON KLAMATH DAM REMOVAL!!!
The unveiled information (Special Senate Committee Meeting) in this video, and the text below is nothing less than Shocking! KRRC knew about the disaster is was unleashing! https://prhouser.com/houser/?p=863 Paul R. Houser: Dam removal holds risks, uncertainties Staff Reports Sunday, June 24, 2012 After I questioned the accuracy of science reporting and summary […]