https://www.redding.com/story/news/2...an/5455661002/
Great another hurdle to dam removal...
'PacifiCorp said in a statement that the ruling denied its customers the protections it had negotiated that were one of the “bedrock principles” of the agreement.'
And Siskiyou County trying to pull a fast one...
'The ruling went on to deny a motion by the Siskiyou County Water Users to dismiss the transfer application, as well as a motion for clarification from Siskiyou County. Efforts to reach the Siskiyou County Water Users Association were unsuccessful Thursday.
Siskiyou County’s latest request for a delay in FERC’s decision cited the COVID-19 pandemic. The county filed a request on April 8 asking FERC to delay action until after the pandemic, arguing “now is not the time to make a hasty decision.”'
And from our wonderful congressmen representing the north state...
'In a Thursday afternoon statement, U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, hailed FERC’s decision as a win for those who are fighting to keep the dams. He said it “clears the way to stop this terrible project without wasting more of California taxpayer funds or Oregon ratepayer dollars.”
LaMalfa said in his opinion, PacifiCorp should instead pursue relicensing of all four Klamath dams, “ensuring the Basin continues to receive ample carbon free, clean power for years to come.”'
Guess what Doug? PacifiCorp tried that. They don't want them. Retrofitting them costs more to their ratepayers than removal. We've known this for 15 years.
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
― Issac Asimov
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