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Dams

The ‘Power of Aridity’ is Bringing a Colorado River Dam to its Knees

For the millions of people who depend on Glen Canyon Dam for electricity, drinking water and irrigation of crops, two decades of drought have brought a reckoning.

By Alex Hager, KUNC

Bob Martin, who manages hydropower at Glen Canyon Dam, is grappling with the reality that generators could soon be shut off because of low water levels in Lake Powell. The Colorado River faces a growing supply-demand imbalance, and normal operations at the dam may suffer. Credit: Alex Hager

DOE Hydropower Funding Upgrades Dams Rather Than Building New

By Amy Westervelt

Hydropower's Dirty Little Secret

By Max Ajl

Nam Theun 2 before/after

World Bank Puts Hydropower Back Into Favor, NGOs Do Not

By Leslie Berliant

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