Major dam removals are underway across America, but why are these construction behemoths being taken down across the USA?

HORNBROOK, Calif. — The Iron Gate Dam, one of four dams on the Klamath River, will be removed in 2023. It will be the largest dam removal in U.S. history. For Pachomio Feliz, the waters of the Klamath ...

Work continues to remove the Bel Air Dam in Pittsfield. NewsChannel 13’ s media partners at The Berkshire Eagle shared photos of construction teams and large equipment are there to clear the area. As ...

The report said 24,000 cubic yards of sediment in the impoundment behind the Wheelwright dam was likely to become “mobile” ...

This month marks the one-year anniversary of dam removal along the lower Klamath River, the culmination of what has been described as “the world’s biggest dam removal project.” During a virtual news ...

Black Bear Hydro was denied its last water quality certification in 2020, though its dams continue to operate on a temporary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After falling behind schedule, the removal of the Gorge Dam will soon be progressing, with the next phase of the project set to ...

A long-awaited dam removal project in Mount Washington, Massachusetts, finally began in earnest this week. WAMC was there and reports on how demolishing a dam can breathe new life into ecosystems ...

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has filed its formal plans with the federal government to decommission the Potter Valley Project, which includes two dams and a century-old powerhouse that together have ...

The early months of 2025 marked a milestone for stakeholders along the Eel River and Russian River watershed. PG&E announced that it has readied a final version of the company’s surrender application ...

The blare of a siren and the shout of “Fire in the hole!” across a PA system heralded the end of the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in 2011. Yet about 50 miles away — and almost 13 years later — ...