On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo.

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While the Dam has brought benefits such as reliable energy and flood management, it has come at a significant cost. The ...

Maine Town Approves Plan to Remove Two Royal River Dams The Yarmouth town council voted unanimously this month to remove two town-owned dams on the Royal River and consider fish passage ...

NASA scientists have issued a warning that China's Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric power station in the world, ...

The dam will be built on a river in Tibet called the Yarlung Tsangpo, with construction carried out by the government-owned Power Construction Corporation of China. It will not only be one of China's ...

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. vowed to provide sufficient funds for the National Irrigation Administration's programs, particularly the construction of large dams. During a meeting with ...

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The massive dam, which spans the Yangtze River in Hubei province, has caused a measurable change in Earth's rotation by slowing it down by 0.06 microseconds per day. The phenomenon is attributed to ...

BOISE, Idaho — In 2020, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected to not remove the dams on the Lower Snake River, but on Dec. 18, these entities submitted a notice ...

The first of five large dam projects under consideration has been approved, despite environmental and social costs.