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States are recognizing the ecological benefits of ripping out dams and reconnecting rivers. By Cara Buckley Today, I published an article that surprised me as I was reporting it out. We often hear ...

A photo of Glen Canyon Dam from 2022, when the dam's intake points were 33 feet away from minimum power pool. The top of the grate-like penstocks can be seen in this photo. Credit: Luna Anna Archey / ...

Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1963, was not designed to be operated at extremely low water levels in Lake Powell. The decline of Lake Powell is putting hydropower generation and downstream water ...

The inauguration of Cameroon’s Nachtigal dam has boosted the country’s electricity supply. The dam’s construction has also led to loss of livelihoods for fishers and sand miners on the Sanaga River ...

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India fears Chinese dam will reduce flow on major river by up to 85% in dry season Delhi says a mega dam of its own will mitigate risks, but faces heavy local resistance Beijing building world's ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Cambodia has begun clearing more than 7,300 hectares (18,000 acres) of protected rainforest in Kravanh National Park to build an irrigation dam, ...

Hundreds of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure ...

All eyes are on dams in Michigan as melting snow and rain continue to put pressure on their infrastructure. Flooding has impacted several parts of northern Michigan and most of the Lower Peninsula ...

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