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A River Runs Through It
Grand Canyon flood supported by feds, criticized by park officials |
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04 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:08 PM on 04 Mar 2008 Federal flood control managers will let loose a rush of water through the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, which the feds say is necessary to restore sand banks and side pools, and National Park Service officials say is unnecessary, aimed at pleasing hydropower companies, and could irreparably destroy the habitat it's meant to restore. From the Archives ... |
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