Native Americans,
Land Use,
Environmental & Energy
Jul. 25, 2023
Frankly my dear, I don’t want a dam (on the Klamath)
America’s long love affair with dams has left us with around 44,000 dams over 15 feet in height, and a great deal more under that height. It is to be hoped that this story will inspire activists in other areas to fight for the removal of dams that are destroying their rivers.
Alexander Rufus-Isaacs
Partner
Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham LLP
232 N Canon Drive
Beverly Hills , CA 90210
Phone: (310) 770-1307
Email: aisaacs@rufuslaw.com
Alexander has a master's degree in modern history from Oxford University, and was called to the bar of England and Wales in 1982. He practiced as a barrister in London until 1987, when he moved to California. He is President-Elect of the Beverly Hills Bar Association ("BHBA") and President of the British American Bar Association of Southern California ("BABA"). He can be contacted at aisaacs@rufuslaw.com and is especially keen to hear from any lawyers with British connections who might like to join BABA.
The Klamath River runs through northern California and southern Oregon and was historically the third most productive river on the entire West Coast, with over a million salmon returning annually. For thousands of years, they represented a vital food source for the Klamath, Karuk, Hoopa and Yurok Tribes and became an integral part of their culture. After white settlers came to the area, a sustainable commercial fishery developed.
But betwe...
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