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Latest in dams

Inside the Glen Canyon Dam
Energy

See inside Glen Canyon Dam as Lake Powell levels drop

By Luna Anna Archey / High Country News

a dam reservoir storing carbon
Environment

Dam reservoirs may be much bigger sources of carbon emissions than we thought

By Philip Kiefer

Klamath River
Environment

They tried to tame the Klamath River. They filled it with toxic algae instead.

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Hoover dam
Engineering

Michigan’s dam failures are just a small part of America’s aging infrastructure problem

By Kat Eschner

Most large rivers don’t flow freely anymore
Environment

Most large rivers don’t flow freely anymore

By Ula Chrobak

Dams on the Amazon River could have widespread, devastating impacts—and we keep building more of them
Land

Dams on the Amazon River could have widespread, devastating impacts—and we keep building more of them

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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