Wisconsin dams are failing more frequently, a new report finds
[ad_1] Wisconsin is seeing more frequent dam failures in another sign that the storms blowing through the state are growing…
Tag: Dam and levee breaches
Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century
[ad_1] Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way…
Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
[ad_1] For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River…
Conflicting federal policies may cost residents more on flood insurance, and leave them at risk
[ad_1] Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be…
Takeaways from AP’s report on federal policies shielding information about potential dam failures
[ad_1] Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks. As the climate changes, heavy…
Periodic flooding hurts Mississippi. But could mitigation there hurt downstream in Louisiana?
[ad_1] JACKSON, Miss. — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 —…
A dam in southern Illinois is in imminent danger of failure after heavy rains, officials say. Residents are evacuating
[ad_1] A dam in southern Illinois is in imminent danger of failure after heavy rains, officials say. Residents are evacuating…
Vermont floods raise concerns about future of state’s hundreds of ageing dams
[ad_1] BOSTON — The latest flooding in Vermont has added fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in…
US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
[ad_1] SEATTLE — The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the…
North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation
[ad_1] BISMARCK, N.D. — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex…