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Oroville Dam

Does a ‘green spot’ signal trouble for California’s massive Oroville Dam?

Technology

The California Department of Water Resources insists the dam is stable. But a lush, damp area on the dam’s face has nearby communities — and some engineers — concerned.

Kenyan communities succeed in managing scarce water, where aid projects once foundered

Development & Education

New effort to dismantle aging U.S. dams aims to improve wildlife habitats

Environment

Why a Bangkok Neighborhood Flood Barrier was Torn Down

Global Politics
The World

Removing Dams in Maine

Dam Demolition

On July 1, the 995-foot-wide Edwards Dam was breached in Augusta, Maine, allowing the Kennebec River to run free for the first time in 162 years. This marks the first time that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied an application to re-license an operating dam. Margaret Bowman, Senior Director of the Dams Program for the […]

The World

Dam Relicensing

Tom Verde reports on the fight over the relicensing of many of the country’s hydroelectric dams. Two hundred and thirty dams are up for Federal relicensing this year. Environmentalists have seized on recent legislation in asking Federal regulators to look more closely at the ecological impact of dams.

Few Large Dams Still Being built

Though hydropower provides nearly one-fifth of the world’s electricity, fewer and fewer large dams are being built. Steve asks the World Resources Institute’s Mohammed El Ashry if the dream of plentiful electricity is vanishing.

Taming the Colorado River: Hoover Dam turns 75

September 30th marks the anniversary of the dedication of the Hoover Dam. At the time of construction in the 1930s Hoover Dam was seen as a testament to American ingenuity. It completely transformed the West from uninhabitable desert to cities and farmlan

The World

After the Floods

Chinese villagers flooded out of their fields by a dam in Yunnan province, create more sustainable livelihoods in the aftermath.