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After a Century Powering Its Growth With Dams, Seattle Settles With Tribes That Lost Their River

As part of its relicensing of three dams on the Skagit River, Seattle City Light is paying $1.35 billion to three tribes, which will raise electricity rates but help the river and reservations.

By Blaine Harden

Scott Schuyler of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe negotiated with Seattle City Light for nearly a decade to hammer out an agreement for fish passage around three dams on the Skagit River. Credit: Blaine Harden/Inside Climate News
Dams along the Bronx River block the river herring’s path to its preferred spawning location, contributing to the fish’s population decline. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Dam Useless: Barriers Prevent a Migratory Fish from Reproducing

By Lauren Dalban

The Snake River flows through Brownlee Dam along the Idaho-Oregon border. Credit: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Can Hydropower Ride the Wave of the Energy Boom?

By Dan Gearino

Boulder City, Nev., an original Hoover Dam power contractor, now receives additional electric power from the Townsite Solar Facility, located a few miles southwest of the city. Credit: Brett Walton/Circle of Blue

Solar Growth Cushions Colorado River Hydropower Declines

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

The Tapanuli orangutan is threatened by a Chinese-built hydroelectric dam in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Credit: Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari and Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme

The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape

By Nicholas Kusnetz

China Is Reshaping Global Development. Is That Good for the Planet?

By Katie Surma

Rapidan Dam is left damaged on June 25 in Waterville, Minnesota after days of historic flooding hit the Midwest. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Minnesota Dam That Partially Failed Is One of Nearly 200 Across the Upper Midwest in Similarly ‘Poor’ Condition

By Kristoffer Tigue

As Messy Side Effects of Klamath River Dam Removal Continue, Officials Stress That Short-Term Pain Will Yield Long-Term Gain

By Kiley Price

"This is a particularly stupid reservoir," says rancher Deirdre Macnab, who opposes the Wolf Creek Reservoir project, "and we can’t afford stupid reservoir projects.” Credit: Lee Pruitt

As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it

By Wyatt Myskow

Ethiopia's Rush to Build Mega Dams Sparks Protests

By Guest Writer

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