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On Second Thought . . .

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A federal-state safety review in 2014 concluded it was “unlikely” that the Oroville Dam spillway would fail and no further study was warranted.

Something tells me some of those experts wish they could go back and revise their findings. Be sure to read Dan Brekke’s gripping account of the “near catastrophe” at the Oroville Dam.

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