Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply farmers with water and protect communities from floods, employees and industry experts warn. The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower to the public in 17 western states. Nearly 400 agency workers have been cut through the Trump reduction plan, an administration official said. “Reductions-in-force” memos have also been sent to current workers, and more layoffs are expected. 

Other environmental and public resource agency job cut news:

• San Francisco Chronicle: DOGE to close California NOAA offices that research ocean, fisheries
• Northern California Public Media: DOGE plans to close Bureau of Land Management field office in Ukiah
• The Sacramento Bee: Opinion: California has the most to lose from Trump’s public land staffing cuts
• The Sacramento Bee: Opinion: Elon Musk is endangering California water. It takes people to run big federal projects
• Willamette Week (Ore.): DOGE cuts echo down the Klamath River