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MLA Full: "Dams Are Great. They Need To Go." YouTube, uploaded by SciShow, 4 February 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVa7DGXkl4.
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APA Full: SciShow. (2025, February 4). Dams Are Great. They Need To Go [Video]. YouTube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=YYVa7DGXkl4
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Dams are great for humans, providing hydroelectricity and flood control. They're also horrible for the rivers they block. Here are three success stories of ecosystems that bounced back after a dam was removed.



















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