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The nation’s largest dam removal project begins in California, but new concerns arise

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Much of the dam base, gate pillars and footbridge were removed by Copco 2, the first of four dams scheduled to be decommissioned along the Klamath River.

A few miles south of the California-Oregon border, in a remote canyon on the Klamath River, the hum of heavy machinery marks the beginning of the largest dam removal project in US history. Hundreds of workers and dozens of trucks and demolition vehicles last month began dismantling a nearly century-old concrete dam, the first of … Read more

Capital of Vermont submerged by flood waters with dam on brink of capacity

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MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 11 (Reuters) – A dam upriver in the Vermont state capital maintained its maximum capacity on Tuesday after “catastrophic” flooding blocked roads leading out of Montpelier and trapped people in their homes. The Wrightsville Dam, which forms a reservoir four miles (6.4 km) north of Montpelier, was nearing the point where a … Read more