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November 17, 2020

Huffman Celebrates Deal to Keep Klamath Dam Removal on Track

Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) praised a new deal announced today to move forward with removal of four dams on the Klamath River and begin the largest river restoration in United States history. The negotiated settlement between California, Oregon, the Yurok and Karuk tribes, and dam owner PacifiCorp and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway acknowledges that there is no time to wait if Klamath River salmon fisheries are to be revived for tribes and coastal communities. Following months… Continue Reading

November 17, 2020

Rep. Huffman Announces Winner of Congressional App Challenge

Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced that Beck Lorsch and Amrit Baveja from Marin Academy are the winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge for California's second congressional district. Beck and Amrit's winning submission, MarinTrace, is a free contact tracing app that will be piloted in select Marin County schools. Students would use the self-reporting tool to catalog their symptoms to aid teachers and administrators in contact tracing efforts. "Congratulations to … Continue Reading

November 09, 2020

Huffman Announces Departure of Chief of Staff Ben Miller, Names Jennifer A. Goedke as New Chief

Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), announced the departure of his longtime Chief of Staff, Ben Miller. Miller has held this role since 2013, when Rep. Huffman was first elected to office. Prior to joining Rep. Huffman's team, Miller worked for former Congressman George Miller (D-CA), a member of the House Democratic leadership and a former chairman of three House committees. He served in multiple roles on Congressman Miller's staff, including as Legislative Director for six year… Continue Reading

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November 18, 2020

Historic deal refreshes plans for major dam removal

America's largest dam removal project has been brought back to life with a new agreement among California, Oregon, tribes and a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett. The decadeslong effort to remove four dams on the Klamath River in Northern California that have had a devastating impact on salmon runs had appeared in danger following an unexpected July regulatory order. But in an emotional and triumphant online press conference yesterday, major stakeholders praised a new agreement that c… Continue Reading

November 17, 2020

'A New Era For California Tribes'; Agreement Breathes New Life Into Klamath River Dam Removal

Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp has signed onto a new agreement with Oregon, California, the Yurok and Karuk tribes paving the way forward toward Klamath River dam removal in 2023. The memorandum of agreement advances the "most ambitious salmon restoration effort in history," establishing the Klamath River Renewal Corporation as the entity in charge of removing four obsolete dams, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton Bonham announced during an online event that included … Continue Reading

November 14, 2020

What a Biden Administration could mean for Klamath water

Reposted to KPVI News and Blue Mountain Eagle. When the Associated Press called the presidential race for Joe Biden, stakeholders in local water issues started preparing for a federal shakeup. The last three administrations have been considerably active in Klamath Basin issues regardless of political party. Negotiations for a basin-wide agreement began under the Bush Administration and continued under the Obama Administration until faltering in the House of Representatives - though each … Continue Reading

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October 06, 2020

Warren Buffett can undam the Klamath

This year, Americans have reckoned with historic inequalities, and urgent demands for change have been raised from coast to coast. The necessary work of fixing systemic racism and economic inequality is difficult and often complicated: we need to address laws and policies at every level of government and industry. It's a rare situation indeed where one man can make a single decision to reverse years of injustice. But in northwest California, the Klamath dam removal project is that situation, and… Continue Reading

August 04, 2020

California would benefit from a climate-crisis action plan

Across California, members of our communities are no strangers to the catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis, particularly the devastation wrought by wildfires. In 2018, when over 1.8 million acres in the state burned, the Camp Fire in Northern California officially became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in our state's history, breaking a record set only a year before with the Tubbs Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties. These two historic wildfires in back to back years add to the Th… Continue Reading

July 02, 2020

Congressman lays out House climate committee’s proposal

We are being tested this year. A mass pandemic, historic unemployment and economic collapse, as well as an unprecedented public outcry for police reform and racial justice. Meanwhile, the climate crisis is accelerating. All-time temperature records continue to fall, while air pollution and environmental injustices have acted as a threat multiplier for the country's most vulnerable populations. Amid that backdrop, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis proposed a detailed plan this we… Continue Reading

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