Along the West Coast, three states including Oregon, California, and Washington plan to remove dams that have become useless due to their deterioration. Money is being funded to states that have already built up a community that is willing to break down the dams, but need some financial assistance to do so. It is predicted that once these dams are removed, several salmon and steelhead species are expected to increase in population due to free flowing waterways opening up. Michael Scott, acting director of the environment program of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, expects the climate to decrease to normal temperatures because the dams cause the water to settle in pools without enough flow, which allows the sun's heat to penetrate on the surface, evaporating the water. By 2020, 70% of the 14,00 dams will reach their 50th year of utilization and a majority of these dams will be destroyed. Although removing dams is costly, restoring these run-down barriers is not economically efficient. Dam removal may cause uprising from the agricultural population, but several dams are degrading, becoming useless and inefficient. Thus, the dams should be removed to allow the population of aquatic species to increase and decrease climate change. The public must be informed about the benefits of removing the dams as well as the consequences and make a decision that is best suited for the environment in the long term . news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/dam-removal-nelson-dam-matiliha-rogue-river-hewlett-foundation-open-rivers/
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