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By Dan Bacher. Crossposted from DailyKos One thing became became clear from the public workshop regarding the proposed Shasta Dam raise held at the Holiday Inn in Redding on July 16 – the vast majority of people, ranging from Winnemem Wintu Tribe members to local business owners, oppose the raising of the dam. When one […] ![Shasta Dam [Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/asad7874/]](https://i1.wp.com/defendingwater.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Shastadam.jpg?fit=150%2C78)
A Water Resources Investigation Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SLWRI DEIS) released by the United States Bureau of Reclamation can not hide the destructive impacts of the proposed increase in the height of the Shasta Dam, argues Friends of the River in a recent briefing. These include the threats it poses to the Winnemem Wintu Homeland […] |