Sunday, March 16, 2025

Staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams

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.

Comments

Great.

Now if only the Bureau of Reclamation can fully support allowing nature and the land's original inhabitants to reclaim the w/West . . .

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-03-16 07:21 AM

Bimbling idiots slashing staff that the idiots don't even understand what functions they serve. Recipe for a disaster and if it comes it will be the Trump/Musk disaster. These egomaniacs are playing with fire.

#2 | Posted by danni at 2025-03-16 08:18 AM

Trump's behaviors are not explicable except in terms of febrile mental illness.

The stories of his madness are already leaking from the White House, if simple observations of his behavior were not enough.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-16 09:55 AM

There is a disaster coming in America that will be preventable and involve great loss of life.

My bet is on terrorism, given Trump is dismantling our defenses.

But a dam failure? Sure. Why not?

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-16 09:56 AM

Sounds like the same response a maga maroon gave when asked why he voted for a failure like Trumpy.

"But a dam failure? Sure. Why not?"

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-16 12:39 PM

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