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Dams

Aerial view of river with tailings piles
Oceans & Clean Water

The Trinity River: Lessons in Restoration

Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around.
July 15, 2025
by
Juliet Grable
Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around.
Mountains reflected on a glass-like glacial lake
Voices

Protect This Place: Ladakh, the Planet’s ‘Third Pole’

Home to glaciers, snow leopards, and rich human cultures, Ladakh suffers from a lack of political representation, which has inspired recent protests.
November 20, 2024
by
Himisha Kaur
Home to glaciers, snow leopards, and rich human cultures, Ladakh suffers from a lack of political representation, which has inspired recent protests.
A fish navigates between rocks in a river, its body mostly out of the water
Wildlife

Salmon Have Returned Above the Klamath River Dams. Now What?

As the fish swim back to places they haven’t reached for more than a century, scientists will watch for signs of the watershed’s recovery.
November 18, 2024
by
Juliet Grable
As the fish swim back to places they haven’t reached for more than a century, scientists will watch for signs of the watershed’s recovery.
Wildlife

‘Like a Phoenix,’ A New Forest Emerges From the Destruction in Ukraine

Russia’s bombing of Kakhovka Dam in 2023 killed hundreds of people and tens of thousands of animals, but it’s also provided a potential ecological reset.
November 12, 2024
by
Ruchi Kumar
Russia’s bombing of Kakhovka Dam in 2023 killed hundreds of people and tens of thousands of animals, but it’s also provided a potential ecological reset.
A woman in a hard hat and yellow vest tossed seed from a bag onto a rocky landscape.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Monumental Effort to Replant the Klamath River Dam Reservoirs

As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
February 20, 2024
by
Juliet Grable
As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.
Bulldozer removing dam with water flower diverted
Commentaries

Why Dam Removal Is a Climate Solution

By providing both mitigation and adaption, dam removal can lower greenhouse gas emissions and restore carbon sinks.
December 18, 2023
by
Gary Wockner
By providing both mitigation and adaption, dam removal can lower greenhouse gas emissions and restore carbon sinks.
Wildlife

Time to Dance the Salmon Home

This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred fish, lost for generations.
August 14, 2023
by
Juliet Grable
This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred fish, lost for generations.
Climate Change

A Lifeline for Winter-Run Chinook

With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home.
August 7, 2023
by
Juliet Grable
With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home.
Aerial view of dam blocking river and water coming out spillway below.
Oceans & Clean Water

Could California’s Next Dam Removal Take Place on This Endangered River?

Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.
April 19, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.
Aerial view of dam wall.
Oceans & Clean Water

The World’s Dams Are Filling Up — But Not With Water

Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation and flood control.
March 15, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation and flood control.

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