Image: After decades of fighting for their removal, the Klamath River is finally free of four huge dams that were damaging the ecosystem of the river. The river is essential to the lifestyle and culture of the Yurok tribe in Northern California. "The death of salmon means the death of our entire way. Everyone is connected. Taking these dams down is a life-or-death situation for us," said Brook Thompson, who fishes on the river. Finally, at the end of August 2024, after years of negotiating, and decades of activism, the last dam fell, reopening more than 400 miles (644km) of river, in what is the largest dam removal project in US history. Now, the tribe has to work to restore their land. Read the full story here.
