Tuesday Top of the Scroll: Push to close dam safety center spurs backlash
… The administration is considering terminating the lease on the Army Corps of Engineers’ Risk Management Center, which current and former employees say is integral to oversight of hundreds of dams and thousands of miles of levees nationwide. … The uncertain future facing the Risk Management Center comes as the Trump administration has fired employees at other agencies — like the Bureau of Reclamation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — also integral to dam safety. Now, some dam safety experts worry the public will be at greater risk of flooding and other potentially life-threatening situations given the current trajectory.
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