A notorious earthen dam near Chimayó — which topped the state Dam Safety Bureau’s priority list for several years — seemed on the path to being fixed. Both the state Legislature and the federal ...

When completed in 1930, the structure — stretching 1.5 miles long and rising 210 feet high — was the largest earthen dam in ...

Building dams has quietly tilted Earth’s axis by three feet, shifting poles and slowing rotation. A hidden planetary cost of ...

Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...

MAKUENI, Kenya — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the valley ...

BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. — Blue Earth County officials moved to purchase and demolish the Rapidan Dam Store building due to concerns of continuing soil erosion. The officials initially brought a ...

Mother Nature and her nemesis climate change is making the Blue Earth County Board’s decision on the future of the Rapidan Dam easy. The torrential rains and flood of late June took out thousands of ...

Trail closures remain in place for the Marlette Lake Dam rehabilitation project through final construction in late 2026.