On Friday afternoon, the federal government responded to calls to intervene in PG&E’s process to remove the Scott and Cape Horn dams on the Eel River, which could delay the removal. The USDA filed a ...

The two broken dams on the Upper Eel River found a powerful champion this morning, after the United States Department of Agriculture filed a motion to intervene in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ...

Every year, Washington’s wheat fields produce over 144 million bushels of grain—enough to fill more than 144,000 tractor-trailers. However, getting that wheat from Eastern Washington to customers ...

Hundreds of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure ...

The Army Corps of Engineers was able to reduce flooding on the Skagit River with emergency operations of two hydropower dams upstream. Big dams have big downsides, including killing salmon and ...

Two dams in Washington state are being actively monitored by the Washington Department of Ecology’s dam safety division, as sustained rain has swelled and battered them with debris. Over the past week ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The state will help seven communities study the benefits of removing old dams, including ones in Easthampton, Westfield and West Springfield. The goal, according to the ...

Army Corps of Engineers is controlling five dams to reduce downstream flood risks in WA. Mud Mountain Dam, the closest to Pierce County, provides protection for Sumner and others. The Corps is trying ...

WSU review finds state dam-breaching models unrealistic and insufficient. Breaching plans require billion-dollar rail terminals, farms and property impacts. Removing dams would force costly power ...

People swim and play in the Big River at Rockford Park on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Jefferson County where water funneled through an opening in a former dam creates dangerous currents. Most of the ...