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The Shasta Dam Controversy: How Special Interests Are Undermining Democracy and Tribal Sovereignty

The Trump administration has allocated $40 million to advance the controversial Shasta Dam raising project, which primarily benefits a small group of Central Valley growers. This decision blatantly disregards state law, threatens sacred Indigenous sites, and endangers critically endangered salmon populations, representing a shocking assault on environmental protections and tribal sovereignty.