As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can ...

Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB Sheep Creek, a few miles west of La Grande, feeds the headwaters of the Grande Ronde River. Over the years, the area — nestled in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest that ...

A preliminary study suggests that blocking off the waterway between Russia and Alaska could help the survival of a key system ...

Explore the fascinating process of mini dam construction in this time-lapse video. Watch as a miniature concrete dam is built ...

A family of beavers are constructing a metropolis above Memorial Park, including an expansive dam that’s creating a pool upstream. Photo by Patrick Bilow/Stowe Reporter This story by Patrick Bilow was ...

The Chinese government has said it's moving ahead with building a series of dams that will eclipse anything it has built before. The massive hydroelectric project will help the energy-hungry country ...

Big Rock has been seeing an increase in traffic this summer, with visitors building dams to form makeshift pools. These dams have detrimental ecological impacts in an area that is already experiencing ...

High in Tibet, China is moving forward with plans for what could become the largest hydropower project ever built - a massive dam capable of generating enough electricity for hundreds of millions of ...

China is planning to build a series of enormous hydropower dams. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown University professor Mark Giordano about the project and its effect on Sino-Indian relations.