As part of its relicensing of three dams on the Skagit River, Seattle City Light is paying $1.35 billion to three tribes, ...

For nearly 15,000 years, American shad and other migratory fish moved freely up the Paulins Kill River from the Delaware to spawn. That journey through Sussex and Warren counties was cut short about ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature. A ...

Free-flowing rivers sustain wildlife and people. Discover four freshwater species impacted by dams and why better ...

For more than a decade, American Rivers, an environmental advocacy non-profit, has been working to remove dams along the Patapsco River. American Rivers is attempting to restore the river to what it ...

Pointing toward projects like the Motou Hydropower Station (a new dam that will have triple the capacity of the already ...

This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...

Nationwide, the average dam is 64 years old and most were built for rainfall patterns that no longer reflect today’s changing ...

Hartford and West Lebanon's Wilder Dam is one of three that could soon be operated as run-of-river facilities under proposed conditions for a new license. Three major hydroelectric dams on the ...