Tag: Dams
When dams cause more problems than they solve, removing them can...
Jon Honea, Emerson College
Across the United States, dams generate hydroelectric power, store water for drinking and irrigation, control flooding and create recreational opportunities such...
Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don’t fail
Christopher Sergeant, The University of Montana and Julian D. Olden, University of Washington
Scars from large mining operations are permanently etched across the landscapes of...
Hydropower dams can harm coastal areas far downstream
Paula Ezcurra, University of California San Diego and Octavio Aburto, University of California San Diego
Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world,...
Amazon deforestation, already rising, may spike under Bolsonaro
Robert T. Walker, University of Florida
Over the past 25 years that I have been conducting environmental research in the Amazon, I have witnessed the...
Flooding from Hurricane Harvey causes a host of public health concerns
Neil S. Grigg, Colorado State University
The historic rainfall dumped by Hurricane Harvey has already led to deaths by drownings and the destruction of many...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
