Experts caution that workforce reductions at US dam oversight agencies may endanger public safety
COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Experts and workers say federal staffing cuts at key government agencies in charge of U.S. dams are putting the country’s water, power, and flood protection systems at risk. The Bureau of Reclamation, which delivers water and hydroelectric power across 17 western states, has downsized by nearly 400 employees under a Trump administration initiative, a federal official confirmed. A notice at the entrance of the Grand Coulee Dam’s visitor center — North America’s largest
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