The fight over Hager Pond Dam in Marlborough is a window into the hundreds of “high hazard” dams in Massachusetts that no longer serve any purpose.

Nearly 100 dams in NY in bad condition, would cause harm if compromised. Where are they? The Lake Welch Dam in Harriman State Park, pictured here, is one of the state's 93 high hazard dams in poor ...

Many of the most dangerous dams in Richland and Lexington counties are still in bad shape a decade after the deadly flood that killed nine people in Columbia. Nearly a third of Richland and Lexington ...

The latest forecast has arrived for the West’s largest reservoir — and, stop me if you’ve heard this one, it’s not great. Federal scientists are projecting that Lake Mead — created by Hoover Dam, ...

Shasta Dam stands 602 feet tall. Since its completion in 1945, the dam has blocked Chinook salmon from returning upstream to the cold spring-fed streams near Mount Shasta where they once spawned.

For years, the politically connected Westlands Water District has fought to raise Shasta Dam. This debate has been renewed by House Resolution 215, which would override a California law that blocks ...

EPHRAT, Wash. - A combination of bad mathematics and faulty craftsmanship caused the 65-foot crack that today crosses part of the Wanapum Dam spillway, Grant County PUD officials announced Tuesday.