In February 2017, a section of the Oroville Dam spillway shattered under intense water pressure, setting off a chain reaction ...

Congressional legislation would tighten hydropower oversight, improve federal and state communication and scrutinize dam ...

The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities," according to a new study from Florida. About 250,000 ...

Simsbury officials will discuss plans to remove the aging Stoddard Reservoir Dam and transform a lake back into a stream.

During our recent ShakeOut drill, a number of people asked me about dam safety during earthquakes. I am not an earthquake engineer and by no means an expert in dam safety. But I have been poking into ...

Five years after the Edenville and Sanford dam failures flooded Midland and Gladwin counties, the region’s lakes are being rebuilt — and so is Michigan’s approach to dam safety. The 2020 disaster ...

Releases from Oroville Dam to the Feather River were increased due to heavy inflows. (California Department of Water Resources photo/Twitter) “America’s infrastructure is the foundation on which our ...

The fight over Hager Pond Dam in Marlborough is a window into the hundreds of “high hazard” dams in Massachusetts that no longer serve any purpose.

When dams or levees fail, the consequences can be catastrophic, making proper funding and maintenance critical, but it doesn't always happen. They are not what I would call politically sexy. It's not ...

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