dams

The bypass tunnel at the bottom of Iron Gate Dam in Northern California has been carefully reinforced so it can handle the load of water and sediment pouring through it.

Environment
National

No turning back: The largest dam removal in U.S. history begins

1:47pm January 13, 2024

by Erik Neumann - Jefferson Public Radio

The next big phase of the Klamath River Dam removal started this week. It's the largest dam removal in U.S. history and is expected to last through 2024.

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Traditional fishing boats rot in stagnant pools of water beside the Ravi River bank in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

Health & Safety
Environment
Education
Science

Is a 1960 treaty between Pakistan and India killing the mighty Ravi River?

2:51pm April 27, 2023

A water treaty has survived three wars between India and Pakistan. Now the agreement is in trouble, but some say a new is treaty needed for both political and environmental reasons.