Fossil Creek Dam Removal

Living on Earth

An Arizona utility plans to shut down its small hydroelectric dam on Fossil Creek. It will be the first dam decommissioned in the southwest. Though the move is seen as largely symbolic, conservationists says it’s a sign of more to come.

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