Lakhani, N. (2021, April 13). Endangered US rivers at grave risk from DAMS, mining and global heating. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/13/endangered-rivers-dams-mining-global-heating-climate-crisis. 

Endangered rivers in the U.S. are only becoming more endangered due to the dams we have built. The Snake River is ranked the most endangered US river of 2021, and the salmon inhabiting The Snake are facing extinction because of the four federal dams built on the river. This extinction not only affects the natural ecosystems, but it also creates a problem for the Native American tribes who need the fish for food as well as for their culture and their identities. 

This article explains one way in which dams negatively impact the environment. In this case, the dams are restricting the free flow of water and disrupting natural ecosystems. In my opinion, the removal of dams should have been funded years ago before this problem became so extreme. Humans have a tendency of leaving their waste around and instead using the money to fund new projects, rather than restoring or cleaning up their old ones. The dams on the Snake River are just one example of this. In this case, however, we have the chance to correct our mistakes before the problem gets even worse, and it is my strong belief that we should take this chance and remove the dams as quickly as possible.