Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud? It has a growing sediment crisis.
In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built. It created Lake Powell Reservoir, which straddles Utah and Arizona, to ensure a water supply for the lower Colorado River basin states and Mexico. Over the past ...
The fight to save the Colorado River
On a six-day expedition through Cataract Canyon, I learned what's at stake for the Colorado River — and the people who are ...
The Australian Financial Review13d
BHP outsmarts the Brazilians – but at what price?
BHP has triumphed in its battle to minimise the costs of the Samarco dam failure that killed 19 people in 2015 and knocked $25 billion off its market value. But it is yet to convince the local ...
The New York Times14d
How Years of Government Failures Caused a Flood ‘Worse Than Boko Haram’
After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.
Free Malaysia Today15d
BHP reaches US$30bil settlement for reparation of Brazil dam failure
Miner BHP Group said on Friday it has reached a R$170 billion (US$29.93 billion) final settlement with public authorities in Brazil for reparation of Samarco’s Fundão dam failure. A federal ...
Morningstar15d
BHP, Vale Sign Final Settlement Over Brazil Dam Failure
BHP Group and partner Vale have reached a final settlement with Brazilian authorities valued at US$31.7 billion over Samarco's Fundao dam failure in 2015. The miner said Friday that the agreement ...
mileswithmcconkey16d
Your Complete Guide to the Gorgeous Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen State Park revolves around a 400-foot-deep gorge. Glen Creek courses so swiftly through the narrow curves of the canyon you can practically see it carving deeper into the shale. The park ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation19d
Paradise Dam failure, improvement works and the risk to Queensland communities
The dam remains well above an acceptable level of risk.(Supplied: Sunwater) Why hasn't anyone been held to account for its failure? In January, Peter Beattie accepted full "political ...
ABC News20d
'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia's Sapelo Island
Three other people were critically injured, officials said. The "catastrophic failure" of an aluminum ferry gangway caused the deaths Saturday of seven people who were attending an annual cultural ...
Couriermail21d
BHP nears $23.7bn settlement with Brazil over Samarco dam failure
“The final settlement is expected to provide reparation for the impacts of the dam failure and resolve the Federal Public Prosecution Office claim and all existing claims by the public ...
10 News22d
Cocke Co. leaders investigating false report that Walters Dam had failed as Hurricane Helene impacted upper East TN
As Hurricane Helene brought historic flooding to Cocke County and devastated riverside communities in upper East Tennessee, reports swirled that Walter's Dam had failed and catastrophic floods ...