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The abandoned dams

CONSIDERING the rate of incidents and attendant nationwide effects, Nigeria’s national grid collapses have almost lost the tendency to shock anyone. Between 2024 and 2025, the country recorded more ...
Rivers across Vermont are flowing more freely as abandoned dams continue coming down — a trend in recent years to better protect against floods and support the state’s ecology. “If there’s a silver ...
TROY, Idaho -- Crews in the northern Idaho city of Troy have started removing an abandoned dam with the goal of improving fish passage and spawning habitat for threatened steelhead. The Moscow-Pullman ...
PITTSFIELD — A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for next month to let residents know about plans to remove a crumbling 19th century dam that threatens to release dangerous floodwaters and pollution ...
The story of a New England entrepreneur rehabilitating old dams to produce clean energy. The story of Bob King, a New Hampshire entrepreneur whose life's work has been rehabilitating abandoned dams to ...
Eight aging dams in central and western Massachusetts will be removed as part of a $25 million initiative announced Friday by state environmental officials. The structures to be dismantled include the ...
Vermont is removing abandoned dams to help prevent flooding and restore the state's ecology. Recent catastrophic floods have increased interest and accelerated the removal of these derelict structures ...