TULSA, Okla. — The catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 1889, left a deep scar in American history. The disaster, which claimed 2,200 lives and displaced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A handful of projects earned plaudits as nominees for the first Dam Removal Europe Award. Only one took home the prizes. The ...

Located in the Karakorum Mountain Valley, the Aratax water conservation project, known as the "Xinjiang's Three Gorges" project for its grandeur and construction challenges, was constructed to control ...

While listening to “The Sound of Ideas Tour on the Future of Shaker Lakes,” I was disappointed that every community speaker supported the preservation of Lower Shaker Lake. These lakes were created by ...

Ninety-seven percent of U.S. dams don’t make electricity. A new tool could help tap that resource. The era of building big dams may be over in the United States, but hydroelectricity still has a ...

CADILLAC — The future of Consumers Energy’s hydroelectric dams across the state is no longer in question after Consumers made a big announcement Tuesday. Consumer Energy said the agreement will keep ...

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly ...

This blog post is based on a presentation held on January 30, 2025. "My name is Ian Fletcher. I am a third-year economics PhD student from Wyoming. Growing up, I spent countless trips exploring ...

BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the past, the Yarkand River in Xinjiang would flood annually during the rainy season, causing destruction to infrastructure, submerging farmland, and ...