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The silent failure of America's aging dams

America's dams are currently averaging 64 years old, and most of us don't give them a second thought until something goes ...
As deadlines for Colorado River negotiations come and go, few are talking about design flaws in the Arizona dam that hold back Lake Powell.
The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities," according to a new study from Florida. About 250,000 ...
H.778 aims to target the state’s “high-hazard potential” dams, or those that would likely endanger human life if they were to fail. Of the roughly 1,000 dams in the state, there are 74 dams that fall ...
Dams and levees are critical pieces of our infrastructure and our history. They're one of the oldest type of human-made structures on the planet, and they were one of the first things that that ...
The project commemorates the 2020 dam failures and lake restoration efforts in Midland, with a $30,000 commission for the selected artist.
Five years after the Edenville and Sanford dam failures, opening arguments began Monday in a Michigan Court of Claims civil bench trial, expected to last up to three weeks. With Judge James Redford ...
Water from the 108-year-old Lake Hodges dam will be released into the San Dieguito River to meet safety requirements, the ...
There are thousands of dams across the country in poor and unsatisfactory condition that are languishing without adequate funding for repair or staffing to ensure timely inspections.Some of those dams ...