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25 ϋۃҢࡁක֐வఙҤنࣛdҢࡁ௅ໝʕϞԬɛఱʊ຾จᗆՑd
        When we started this struggle 25 years ago, there were a number of us tribal
         folks who understood that this was a battle that we couldn’t afford to lose.
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         ՘ᙄהࠈ֛dװৰɽᜠٙ൬͜                   ᑗࠅһอɽᜠԴ͜ੂ๫ఱ̀඲                    ᆽڭ࿁வছɽۨװৰʈ೻̙
        PHOTOGRAPHS: (OPPOSITE) KATIE FALKENBERG;   ᑌԞ༟ږ˕˹fՉʕ 2 ᄂߕʩ  ᒾ௡ঐ੄නл᭐ದପфٙ׻൮  ̀ࠋዄ΂Оப΂fኁतႭd
                                                                          ঐˏ೯ٙ΂Оฦ࢔אൡதʔ
         €Пࠇߒ 4.5 ᄂߕʩਗ਼͟ڢ
                                         ආБண௪ʺॴٙਪᕚdܼ̍ᜫ
                       sued to ensure total protection from any possibility
                                                           vention in England. He again initiated small group
                       of liability, including what he calls “microliability
                                                           discussions that included representatives from Cali-
                                                           fornia and Oregon, PacifiCorp, the KRRC, and the
                       issues.” By doing so, Root says, “PacifiCorp man-
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                       aged to delay the start of the project for two years.
                                                                          2018 ϋࣛd˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡
                                                           tribes on the Klamath. “Everybody could freely ex-
         ԸІ˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡ٙ܄˒
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                       We kept working, but we had this kind of Sword of  press their opinions,” says Root, “and there was no
                                                                          ౤ৎൡதdᆽڭঐᐏ੻வ၇
         €˴ࠅίෳਔ֥ψӊ˜ٙཥ
                                              KRRC ೯Ԋɛཤࢸh̺ࣦ
                                                           reporting back and no media.” And once again, the
                       Damocles hanging over our heads.” Then, in 2020,
                       the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved
                                                           process worked. Oregon and California agreed to
         ൬ڝ̋൬d2.5 ᄂߕʩۆԸІ
                                         քဧ (Ren Brownell) ܸ̈j˜
                                                                          ΌࠦڭᚐdʔึաՑ΂Оᆑ
                       a partial transfer of the dams to the KRRC but re -
                                                           share the dam license with the KRRC, fully relieving
                                                           PacifiCorp of any ongoing liability. The group’s solu-
                       quired that PacifiCorp remain a co-licensee, which
         ̋ψִ݁ɓධ຾͟ʮҳબᛆϓ
                                         ࠅᜫவԬɽᜠʺॴՑୌΥତ˾
                                                                          ίٙجܛப΂ ―― ܼ̍˼ה
                                                           tion included an extra $15 million in funding from
                       meant it could still be liable.
                                                           each state, and $15 million more from PacifiCorp, as
         ͭٙ˥лਖ਼ࣩਿږf
                         To resolve the impasse, Root hearkened back to
                       the methods he had learned at the 1984 Rotary Con-
                                                           a backstop for unforeseen expenses. The revisions
             ˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡݊ശࡐh                 ᅺ๟d˄̻ݱঐ๕ʮ̡ცࠅҳ                    ၈ٙฆப΂ ―― הଘஹfኁ
                                         ɝٙ༟ږ఻˷ၾ዆዆ 50 ϋԸ
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         تдࢀऎ๾۾ʮ̡ (Berkshire             ༀ௡૒ϓ͉ఱჃჃ൴ཀװৰɽ                    ɢપਗdШவ΁ԫఱ྅ᘔίҢ
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         வԬɽᜠהପ͛ٙཥɢʊฆʔ                   ਞၾװৰɽᜠࠇ೥ٙΝࣛd                     2020 ϋdᑌԞঐ๕၍ଣ։ࡰ
         ԑ༸dһࠠࠅٙ݊d༈ʮ̡ࠦ                   ɰࠅӋᐏ੻Όࠦᒀеப΂d                     ึ (Federal Energy Regulatory
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