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Trump administration proposes plan to halt California river dam removal

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Trump administration proposes plan to halt California river dam removal

Scott Dam in Lake County and Cape Horn Dam in Mendocino County, shown here in 2025, are owned by PG&E and are scheduled to fail. But the Trump administration is trying to block that, saying the Riverside County Water District could buy them. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/SF Chronicle The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture said Southern California’s … Read more

B.C. faces soaring power demand, seeks to scrap large dam project

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B.C. faces soaring power demand, seeks to scrap large dam project

Open this photo in gallery: Power lines from the BC Hydroskeena substation in Terrace, British Columbia, in November.Ethan Cairns/Canadian Press After the political fallout over the $16 billion Site C dam, B.C.’s NDP government has shown no desire to build another hydropower megaproject. Building another big dam is always a possibility, but for the past … Read more