The Colorado River was a fault line of near-tectonic political forces by the 1920s, as the seven states within its basin continued to grow in population. A 1922 compact allocated water rights from the ...

As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can come with significant environmental and social costs if not planned ...

Widespread beaver dams are showing up in Pacific Northwest coastal wetlands, where they may create sheltered habitat that ...

Climate change and biodiversity loss are mounting threats to Australia's water security. So we often hear calls for more dams. But is that the answer? Our recent research reveals large dam projects ...

To start off the new season of Applying 4DEE in the Classroom series, Nolan Bielinski presents Building Beaver Dams & Building Resilience where he shares his experience with the Teaching Ecology for ...

“Pakistan’s opposition to dam building on the Kunar River and its tributaries is due to political rather than technical reasons.” Afghanistan suffers from severe water and electricity shortages. This ...