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Eel River wild river bill stirs California politics
Capitol clash over designating the Eel and other rivers as wild rivers pits conservationists against dam builders. Behr leads efforts to protect the Eel, Smith, Klamath, Shasta, Scott, and Trinity while Collier pushes for broader limits and flood-control dams. Reagan’s past Dos Rios decision colors the debate as lawmakers weigh recreation, flood control, and wildlife preservation.
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Phil Hanna
Capitol News Service
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Peter Behr
San Rafael
Smith, Klamath, Shasta
Scott
Trinity
Eel
Randolph Collier
D Yreka
Senate
Collier
California
Behr
Reagan
Dos Rios
Middle Fork
Round Valley
Mendocino County
English Ridge
Willits
US Bureau of Reclamation
Eel River Water Council
Mother Nature
San Francisco
Sacramento River