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Across the United States, more than 121,000 dams quietly shape daily life by supplying water, generating hydropower and providing flood control. But according to the National Performance of…
Read more Who pays to fix America’s aging dams? Cities, states and strapped ownersAs the nation reflects on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, California lawmakers are raising concerns about the state’s flood preparedness and advocating for increased federal funding for…
Read more California lawmakers seek flood protection funding amid Hurricane Katrina anniversaryCNN — Sarah Bates, the captain of a fishing boat in San Francisco, had a feeling something was wrong with the chinook salmon population back in December. “The…
Read more California’s salmon fishers warn of ‘hard times coming’ as they face canceled season | CNNDAWWAYAH, Iraq and ILISU DAM, Turkey — Next year, the water will come. The pipes have been laid to Ata Yigit’s sprawling farm in Turkey’s southeast connecting it…
Read more Climate, politics double threat as Tigris-Euphrates shrivelsPORTLAND, Ore. — The largest dam demolition and river restoration plan in the world could be close to reality Thursday as U.S. regulators vote on a plan to…
Read more US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition in historySACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Hoopa Valley Tribe alleged in a lawsuit Monday that the federal government is violating its sovereignty and failing to collect money from California farms…
Read more Hoopa Valley tribe sues over water contracts in CaliforniaFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider revising a set of guidelines for operating two major dams on the Colorado River in the…
Read more New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado River
