How can dam design and construction be improved to help protect local communities and environments? This is what a recent study published in Nature Sustain | Earth And The Environment ...

Seven out of 14 ‘climate response dams’ promoted since the Yoon Suk-yeol administration to prepare for extreme floods and droughts caused by climate change have been scrapped. Originally, this plan ...

Major dam removals are underway across America, but why are these construction behemoths being taken down across the USA?

As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can ...

The Columbia Snake River system is a testament to the intricate dance between environmental preservation and economic vitality. At the heart of this dynamic lies the network of eight federal dams, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paddling the length of the Fox River, Jenni Kempf was struck by the wildness of it. She marveled at scores of turtles, great blue ...

Federal agencies announced Thursday they will update the environmental guidelines that shape how they operate 14 dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The move follows a decadeslong legal battle that ...

LANSING, MI — The flooding was historic. But it could have been worse. Dam safety officials say Michigan came far closer to a broad dam disaster during this month’s historic flooding than the public ...

Record-breaking flooding in April was a reminder for lawmakers, dam safety advocates and engineers of the vulnerabilities ...

More than 18 months after the Blydenburgh Park dam collapsed in a heavy rainstorm, the Suffolk County Legislature will vote Tuesday on whether the proposal to build a new dam should proceed without ...

The plan to build a dam in Blydenburgh Park does not need a comprehensive environmental impact study, the Suffolk County Legislature voted 13-5 on Tuesday. The project has been the subject of ...

Amanda Malott’s son Andre "AJ" Edwards Jr. was 14 when he went down to play near the Silver Creek dam with some friends last year. A large billboard loomed over the creek where the boys were headed, ...