Information about the proposed Shasta Dam raise
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01, 2019
Shasta Dam Raise EIR Scoping Comments
ShastaEcology2019-04-02T13:03:24-07:00We join with others to oppose this harmful boondoggle!
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12, 2018
Comments Due 1/14 – Stop the Shasta Dam Raise!
ShastaEcology2019-01-17T12:26:59-08:00Wasting our tax dollars, destroying tribal cultural heritage and endangered species, everyone should oppose this boondoggle!
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05, 2018
Shasta Dam – Doug LaMalfa and Diane Feinstein Respond
ShastaEcology2018-06-05T12:49:20-07:00LaMalfa: "...environmental extortion..."; Feinstein: "...studying the Shasta raise..."
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03, 2018
Stop the Shasta Dam Taxpayer Giveaway!
2018-05-14T13:40:38-07:00Raising Shasta Dam is a step in the wrong direction - little benefit and great cost! In the face of drought and salmon decline, California should be restoring rivers, not damming them further.
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08, 2015
Drought Relief Bill Threatens to Drown Sacred Sites of a Northern California Tribe
ShastaEcology2015-09-01T20:02:37-07:00"Shasta Dam displaced the tribe and drowned 90 percent of the Winnemem sacred and ceremonial grounds that now lie underwater in Shasta Lake, the largest artificial reservoir in California...Now the tribe is bracing itself for a long and arduous battle against some of the most powerful and wealthy interests in the state."
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08, 2015
California drought renews push for water storage projects
ShastaEcology2015-08-08T13:59:01-07:00"The drought that’s been desiccating California for the past four years has added new urgency to a decades-old debate about the best way to secure reliable water supplies for a growing population: new dams or efficiency measures."
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07, 2015
Reclamation releases final reports on Shasta Dam Raise
ShastaEcology2015-08-08T13:53:27-07:00"The future of a proposal to raise California's Shasta Dam by as much as 18.5 feet is once again in question, following the release of two reports by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation earlier this week."
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07, 2015
Raising Shasta Dam too expensive for federal government
ShastaEcology2016-04-11T12:48:49-07:00"The federal government will not pay the nearly $1.3 billion to raise the height of Shasta Dam up to 18 1/2 feet..."
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07, 2015
Drought bill aims to build dams to alleviate water shortages
ShastaEcology2015-08-08T14:14:05-07:00"Despite the drought, agriculture in California is in better shape than you might think."
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07, 2013
Public shows overwhelming opposition to Shasta Dam raise plan
ShastaEcology2015-08-08T14:59:22-07:00"One thing became clear from the public workshop... the vast majority of local people, ranging from Winnemem Wintu Tribe members to local business owners, oppose the raising of the dam."