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Re:Lake Agassiz by onychomys on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @05:29AM (#23078116)
It's always seemed so bonkers to me that Yosemite National Park was made in 1890 and yet Hetch Hetchy, which was part of the park, was dammed in the early 1920s. I get that it was a different time and all, but come on, you can't go around destroying part of a NP like that.
Re:Lake Agassiz by jefftk on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @07:55AM (#23079036)
Consistent sources of water for cities are really important, and people were historically more willing to make pragmatic tradeoffs.