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Dams

Photo showing dam, spillway and reservoir
Climate Change

Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs

Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action.
April 25, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action.
Lake Pedder
Turning Points

The Legacy of Lake Pedder: How the World’s First Green Political Party Was Born in Tasmania 50 Years Ago

A modern movement to restore the lake symbolizes the broader contest between unsustainable industrialization and challenges such as climate change.
March 25, 2022
by
Benjamin J. Richardson
A modern movement to restore the lake symbolizes the broader contest between unsustainable industrialization and challenges such as climate change.
spider excavators removing dam
Oceans & Clean Water

5 Reasons to Rethink the Future of Dams

The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
October 28, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
construction site
Climate Change

Promise or Peril? Importing Hydropower to Fuel the Clean Energy Transition

U.S. states hope to tap Canada’s network of large dams to meet low-carbon goals, but do better options exist closer to home?
October 19, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
U.S. states hope to tap Canada’s network of large dams to meet low-carbon goals, but do better options exist closer to home?
hydro electric dam
Climate Change

Is New England’s Biggest Renewable Energy Project Really a Win for the Climate?

A plan to import hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts begs the question of whether big hydro along with its reservoirs and dams, is green enough to be worth the cost.
September 24, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
A plan to import hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts begs the question of whether big hydro along with its reservoirs and dams, is green enough to be worth the cost.
Connecticut River
Op-Eds

Endgame Looms for New England’s Great River

After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
August 26, 2020
by
Karl Meyer
After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
dam stretching across the river
Voices

200 Years Ago My Family Built a Dam — Now My Organization Is Tearing It Down

A river-restoration advocate looks back at her family’s forgotten history to gain new insight into the history — and future — of our country’s rivers.
July 27, 2020
by
Amy Souers Kober
A river-restoration advocate looks back at her family’s forgotten history to gain new insight into the history — and future — of our country’s rivers.
spider excavators removing dam
Oceans & Clean Water

Boom: Removing 81 Dams Is Transforming This California Watershed

The innovative project could aid endangered native species — and provide a useful roadmap for other dam-removal efforts.
March 19, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
The innovative project could aid endangered native species — and provide a useful roadmap for other dam-removal efforts.
drab treefrog
Wildlife

Hundreds of Planned Dams Threaten Central America’s Last Free-Flowing Rivers

An indigenous resistance is leading the fight to protect Central America's rivers from an onslaught of dams that threaten the region's rich biodiversity.
April 24, 2019
by
Ben Goldfarb
An indigenous resistance is leading the fight to protect Central America's rivers from an onslaught of dams that threaten the region's rich biodiversity.
Edwards Dam removal
Turning Points

How Removing One Maine Dam 20 Years Ago Changed Everything

The removal of the Edwards Dam on Maine’s Kennebec River helped river conservationists reimagine what’s possible.
February 11, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The removal of the Edwards Dam on Maine’s Kennebec River helped river conservationists reimagine what’s possible.

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