Trinity Dam has been a source of anxiety ever since Oroville Dam on the Feather River almost failed during the megastorms of 2017. Both are earth-fill dams, and both are vulnerable to overtopping. … (D)am safety advocates first warned of the threat to the Trinity River’s dams during the spectacularly wet winter of 2017, when Oroville’s main and emergency spillways were eroded by exceptionally heavy rains and a high reservoir level. … (I)t’s only likely to worsen under President Trump, given his administration’s wholesale firing of government employees in essential public safety and science positions.