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Mega-dams, like Hoover, probably wouldn't be built today

by Sarah Gardner

Mar 29, 2017

Dams are costly and have gone out of style. We also know more about their environmental impact.

Hoover Dam in 1936, the year it was completed. The dam was finished two years ahead of schedule and under budget, a feat unlikely to occur today.

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