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Hetch Hetchy Dam Will Remain, Appeals Court Rules

The group that sued to restore the Yosemite valley to its natural state vows to take the case to the California Supreme Court.

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Hetch Hetchy ReservoirNeil Cronin

This week, a Fresno-based appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that rejected a push to drain Yosemite National Park’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The group that sued for its removal and the return of the valley to its natural state, Restore Hetch Hetchy, vowed to take the case to the California Supreme Court. 

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