Restoring The Missouri River?

Is the damning of the Missouri River an example of how the Army Corps of Engineers has overstepped its bounds?

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December 25, 2000, 12:00 PM PST

"More than five decades ago, the Army Corps of Engineers started damming and straightening the Missouri River. Before that, the 2,315-mile-long stream had flowed free, much as Lewis and Clark found it in 1804. A few critics thought the benefits of the vast project were overstated. A few Indian tribes complained, to no avail, about reservation land disappearing under reservoirs. Very few people worried about environmental impact."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Restoring a River

Tuesday, December 26, 2000 in The Christian Science Monitor

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