Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Mass evacuations in the shadow of America's tallest dam
Two of the channels that drain the Oroville dam -- near Sacramento -- are damaged. Workers are trying to come up with a fix before a new set of storms move in later this week. In the meantime, nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readTwo of the channels that drain the Oroville dam -- near Sacramento -- are damaged. Workers are trying to come up with a fix before a new set of storms move in later this week. In the meantime, nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated.
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The full episode
1 of 5Oroville dam and fixing infrastructure in California- 0:00Mass evacuations in the shadow of America's tallest damYou’re reading this
- 8:12Rethinking how dams are designed and built in California
- 17:35Recent immigration crackdowns sow fear under Trump
- 26:59Change through kindness: Why a black musician befriends the KKK
- 41:04Are the Grammys still relevant?