PG&E plans to remove century-old California dams. But there’s a new obstacle: Trump
The Trump administration is following up on its pledge to try to stop the removal of two dams on Northern California’s Eel River, a move that gives farmers and rural residents opposed to the controversial demolition a welcome ally. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins last month filed to intervene in the regulatory proceedings over PG&E’s Potter Valley Project. … Despite the high-profile intervention and forceful language, however, the Trump administration’s influence on the Potter Valley Project’s regulatory proceedings is likely to be limited. Many legal experts say the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the independent agency that oversees hydroelectric facilities, can’t require a private company to keep a project running.
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