Aging and undermaintained infrastructure in the United States, combined with changing climate over the coming decades, is setting the stage for more dam disasters like the one that struck Midland, Michigan, last week.
Nowhere has California’s dry winter hit harder than the state’s far north. In a handful of counties along the rural Oregon border, where late-season rains have done little to sate the parched forests and dusty plains, hundreds of farmers are at risk of having their irrigation water shut off — and watching their crops wither […]
More than 15,000 dams in the US would likely kill people if they failed, and at least 2,300 of them are in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to recent data from the federal government’s National Inventory of Dams. The country’s neglected and deteriorating dam infrastructure is coming to light as heavy rains and two dam […]
Nine states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for “trying to use the current public health crisis to sweep environmental violations under the rug,” according to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Citing conservation gains and a third straw to the bottom of Lake Mead, the Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to shelve a proposal for a multi-billion pipeline that would have moved water from Northern and Eastern Nevada to Las Vegas.
The Problem America Has Neglected for Too Long: Deteriorating Dams
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /National Geographicby Maya Wei-HaasAging and undermaintained infrastructure in the United States, combined with changing climate over the coming decades, is setting the stage for more dam disasters like the one that struck Midland, Michigan, last week.
When Life Dries Up
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderNowhere has California’s dry winter hit harder than the state’s far north. In a handful of counties along the rural Oregon border, where late-season rains have done little to sate the parched forests and dusty plains, hundreds of farmers are at risk of having their irrigation water shut off — and watching their crops wither […]
Thousands of Run-Down US Dams Would Kill People If They Failed, Study Finds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Guardianby Emily HoldenMore than 15,000 dams in the US would likely kill people if they failed, and at least 2,300 of them are in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to recent data from the federal government’s National Inventory of Dams. The country’s neglected and deteriorating dam infrastructure is coming to light as heavy rains and two dam […]
‘Expect More’: Climate Change Raises Risk of Dam Failures
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The New York Timesby Henry FountainEngineers say most dams in the United States, designed decades ago, are unsuited to a warmer world and stronger storms.
Opinion: Ripple Effect – When Politics Ignores Science, it Jeopardizes Local Clean Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Hillby Nathan MurphyNine states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for “trying to use the current public health crisis to sweep environmental violations under the rug,” according to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
After 30 Years and $330 Million Spent, Water Agency Shelves Las Vegas Pipeline Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reno Gazette Journal by Benjamin SpillmanCiting conservation gains and a third straw to the bottom of Lake Mead, the Southern Nevada Water Authority on Thursday voted to shelve a proposal for a multi-billion pipeline that would have moved water from Northern and Eastern Nevada to Las Vegas.