ICYMI: Rep. Jared Huffman slams the U.S. Department of the Interior over a $40M proposal to raise #ShastaDam.
It would raise the dam by 18.5 feet, costing $1.8 billion, would further flood Winnemem Wintu Tribal homeland, and harm the McCloud River.
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The spillway of Shasta Dam feeding the Sacramento River
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May 18, 2025
#nature #architecture #dam #photography #shasta #shastadam #redding #hydro #sacramentoriver #photographersofbluesky
A primer on why raising the #ShastaDam is ecologically harmful, would irreparably harm the @WinnemenWintu ancestral homelands & cultural traditions; only provide <1% addtl H2O to industrial farmers who should choose less water-intensive crops & upgrade their irrigation calmatters.org/environment/...
Water in overflowing river
Water in overflowing river
Sacramento river is overflowing now that Shasta dam is releasing water. #shastadam #Sacramentoriver #flooding #nature
Let's go for a cold weather bike maybe 20 miles to the dam and back! #shastaDam #shastaLake
Trump Administration plans to elevate #ShastaDam in conflict with California Law, water conservationist, Native Americans and the #Environment #Water
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