/tags/shasta-dam Shasta Dam en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Feb 2023 23:02:10 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-10/rare-plant-found-only-around-shasta-lake-gets-state-protection California regulators listed a rare species of plant that’s only been found around Shasta Lake as threatened this week. That change could hamper future efforts to raise the height of the Shasta Dam. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 23:02:10 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-10/rare-plant-found-only-around-shasta-lake-gets-state-protection Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-04-13/report-lists-norcals-mccloud-river-among-nations-most-endangered The McCloud River in Northern California is among the nation’s most endangered, according to a new report from the conservation group American Rivers. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 23:40:15 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-04-13/report-lists-norcals-mccloud-river-among-nations-most-endangered Erik Neumann /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-08-23/managing-shasta-dam-for-cold-and-warm-water-fish Managing a river is no easy feat. Consider the needs for water released at Shasta Dam into the Sacramento River: salmon need cold water, sturgeon need… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:46:58 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-08-23/managing-shasta-dam-for-cold-and-warm-water-fish The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-11/shasta-dam-elevation-ends-up-in-court Plans to raise Shasta Dam by 18 feet are still on the books. But there's a long process to go through before any construction might start, including a… Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-11/shasta-dam-elevation-ends-up-in-court Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-07-16/the-argument-against-raising-shasta-dam This is likely to be one of those years in which drivers on Interstate Five will wonder what happened to Shasta Lake. Another drought year has the lake… Mon, 16 Jul 2018 18:00:31 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-07-16/the-argument-against-raising-shasta-dam Geoffrey Riley /show/as-it-was/2018-07-11/as-it-was-shasta-dam-generates-electricity-on-eve-of-wwii The construction of the Shasta Dam in the 1930s and ‘40s at the north end of the Sacramento Valley was intended to provide long-term water storage in… Wed, 11 Jul 2018 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2018-07-11/as-it-was-shasta-dam-generates-electricity-on-eve-of-wwii Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-06-26/shasta-dam-raising-plan-the-pro-view The recent drought years have often left drivers on Interstate Five wondering what happened to Shasta Lake. The bridges that cross arms of the lake are… Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:19:42 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-06-26/shasta-dam-raising-plan-the-pro-view Geoffrey Riley