The taming of the Missouri River has had enormous environmental consequences. Is it time to set it free?
"Despite the nation's largest system of dams, which provide power, water, and recreation to millions of people, the Missouri remains unpredictable. Upstream communities worry increasingly about drought. Downstream farmers fear floods. The river is silting up its own lakes and, ironically, killing some of its own native wildlife. Thus, the Missouri is turning into a giant tug of war over a central question: Should the United States, which has proved so adept at taming rivers, now take a step or two toward untaming the Missouri?"
Thanks to Laura Kranz
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