Webcast: Dammed to Extinction
The early-to-mid 20th Century was marked by an era of dam building across the United States. These dams came at a cost to watersheds, freshwater …
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DanNation: The Beautiful Undammed
A decade after the largest dam removal in history—on Washington State’s Elwha River—scientists are chronicling a story of ecological rebirth. Recovering salmon populations are transferring …
DamNation: House Republicans halt plans to breach Snake River dams
When Democrats won control of the White House and Congress in the 2020 elections, efforts to breach four dams on Washington’s Snake River to save …
DamNation: Feds Say Last Wild Atlantic Salmon Can Survive Maine Dams
Yesterday the federal government ruled that the last wild Atlantic salmon in the country can coexist with hydroelectric dams on a Maine river, dealing a …
DamNation: 80-year-old dam in southwest CT
An 80-year-old dam on the Norwalk River in Wilton, CT, will soon be demolished to improve the river’s health and connection to Long Island Sound. …
Europe’s Surprising Record of Dam Removals
European nations have been busy removing thousands of river barriers to restore some of the world’s most fragmented rivers. But until recently, the efforts have …
Feds OK Klamath Dam Removal!
In a unanimous vote, FERC ordered PacifCorp to surrender its license for the lower Klamath River dams. After 20 grueling years, the federal paperwork process …
Removing a Dam, Restoring a Watershed
In September 2021, a defunct, century-old dam was removed from Mill Creek in the San Vicente watershed, inland from Davenport, CA. This moment capped a …
Research on potential removal of Enloe Dam ramping up
Researchers have been sampling the massive amount of sediment collected behind Enloe Dam and studying the ability of salmon to swim over the waterfalls at …
My Deadbeat Dam Has A First Name..
It’s E N L OE If there was ever a definition of a deadbeat dam… Washington state agencies will analyze biological, management, and legal issues …