This potentially spectacular success story for global conservation could be derailed if a huge dam project gets the green light. The Chinese-financed Lower Sesan 2 dam has had a range of ...

A $2.1 billion reconstruction project is underway to repair the the aging Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is working alongside ...

Two gates at Magat Dam, which is located between Ifugao and Isabela, have continued releasing water on Tuesday morning, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. As of 8 a.m., PAGASA said that Magat ...

An agreement by Vale , BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170 billion reais ($29.85 billion) in compensation for a ...

Dam Neck has 3.2 miles of some of the most beautiful beach front in Virginia and covers over 1,100 acres of highlands, marshes, coastal beaches and sand dunes. Dam Neck's mission is to attain the ...

In a following update to Facebook, nearly 3 hours later, Mathis said the dam had been "breached ... The site PowerOutage.us says over 1.2 million residences and businesses are without power ...

BHP said on Wednesday that allegations a pursuit of profit over safety contributed to Brazil's worst environmental disaster ...

A series of dams that have impacted the health and population of salmon in the Klamath River in California is soon to be ...

Shakidor Dam near Pasni (Balochistan) collapsed in 2005 after two years of its construction resulting in loss of at least 70 lives. In 1979, Machchu-2 Dam incident in India caused about 10,000 ...

Despite their importance, the 3S rivers remain relatively poorly studied, the consequences of dam developments there receiving less scientific scrutiny and media attention than those on the mainstem ...

Andrew Van Dam writes the Department of Data column each week for The Washington Post. He has covered economics and wrangled data and graphics for The Post and the Wall Street Journal. He got his ...