Federal Power Commission Disallows Kings River Dams
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Science, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: 1923
Article abstract: The Federal Power Commission rejected a power company’s application for a permit to build high-head hydroelectric plants in Kings Canyon in the High Sierra.
Summary of Event
Kings Canyon National Park is located in California’s Sierra Nevada. Established in 1940, the park is noted for its spectacular mountain scenery as well as for its groves of sequoias, or giant redwoods. The park’s pristine beauty was almost lost to future generations in the 1920’s, however, when speculators made plans to develop a series of dams and...
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