Ten years ago hydropower might have been taken for dead in the United States. Environmentalists didn’t want hydropower dams because of the destruction they wreaked on nearby ecosystems. Energy ...

China is no stranger to massive civil engineering projects, but its latest hydropower effort is impressively large, even by ...

Every day, Americans turn on their lights and plug in their devices without thinking twice about where their electricity is coming from. Yet, many have no idea that there is a domestic, dependable, ...

The approaching UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), to be held in Egypt in November, focuses attention on the pathways needed to achieve global climate targets. A rapid decarbonization of economies ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also generate enough ...

Utilities and states are preparing for a world with less water availability and turning more to wind and solar, energy storage and other options. The relentless Western drought that is threatening ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hydropower has been stirring up controversies since the early ...

For many years, the National Hydropower Association has designated August 24 as National Hydropower Day in the U.S. In honor of the occasion, POWER is highlighting a variety of things many people may ...

As Winter Storm 2026 pushed energy demand to its highest levels of the season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock ...

A boat on the Mekong River at sunset, Laos. The Mekong supports the world's largest freshwater fishery but the proposed level of hydropower development in the Mekong basin is predicted to cut fish ...

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