On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung ...

Energy security concerns could become heightened under the Trump administration. Even if the tariffs Trump has threatened end ...

In 2014 the Mount Polley tailings dam failure captured worldwide attention for the scale ... that for a quarter century it has been the subject of an annual conference. Hydroelectricity is the number ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wanted to use gigantic mechanical traps to haul baby fish downstream in tanker trucks.

Consumer Energy Company is planning to sell 13 of their Michigan hydroelectric dams (100+ years old) that are no longer economical to operate: Au Sable River: 6 Dams Manistee River: 2 Dams ...

BOYNE FALLS, MI — It was May 29, 2024 and Brian Kozminski was fly-fishing on the Boyne River when the water darkened and ...

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“A large-scale hydroelectric project in such an area must contend with the potential for earthquakes, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods, which can all compromise dam integrity,” he sai ...

York County residents and elected officials have come out in forceful opposition to a $2.5 billion hydroelectric dam proposal, which would flood some 580 acres along the Susquehanna River.