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The Dam Truth: What Glen Canyon Tells Us About a Drying West

Season 2 Episode 5 | 9m 00s

The Glen Canyon Dam once symbolized American engineering might. But the Colorado River it was built to tame is shrinking. Shane meets dam managers, river advocates, and tribal leaders to explore the legacy — and limitations — of the West’s water megaprojects. Can a 20th-century marvel survive the realities of a 21st-century climate?

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A journey down the Colorado River reveals the ripple effects of humanity’s quest to conquer water.
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