> A lot of what I hear locally when people push for dam removals seems like emotional activism rather than rational thinking. It's more maintenance and liabili

> A lot of what I hear locally when people push for dam removals seems like emotional activism rather than rational thinking. It's more maintenance and liability transfer, but environmentalism gets more clicks. A lot of these dams are small, old, and poorly designed even by the standards of the day. They provide a negligible amount of electricity by today's standards. And, if they fail, they'll do a lot of damage. Removing them isn't really up for much debate. The question is always "Who pays for the removal?"