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As the Harms of Hydropower Dams Become Clearer, Some Activists Ask, ‘Is It Time to Remove Them?’

In North Carolina, an effort to tear down a century-old dam has galvanized a community while highlighting aspects of hydroelectricity that aren’t clean energy at all.

By Kristoffer Tigue

Ela Dam in Whittier, North Carolina. Credit: Erin McCombs
An array of electricity producing wind turbines are viewed along Interstate 10 on May 11, 2022 near Palm Springs, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much

By Dan Gearino

Glen Canyon Dam is seen next to the white "bathtub ring" of previously submerged rock, indicating record low water levels at Lake Powell as the drought continues to worsen on July 2, 2021 near Page, Arizona. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: Drought is Causing U.S. Hydropower to Have a Rough Year. Is This a Sign of a Long-Term Shift?

By Dan Gearino

Duane Hanson and Sally Kwan live deep within Maine's North Woods and fear that construction of transmission lines for a project called New England Clean Energy Connect will destroy their idyllic existence. Credit: Sally Kwan

New York and New England Need More Clean Energy. Is Hydropower From Canada the Best Way to Get it?

By Ilana Cohen

In China, 13 Giant Dams to Rise in World Heritage Site

Jonathan Watts, Guardian

Ethiopia's Rush to Build Mega Dams Sparks Protests

By Guest Writer

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

Clean Energy Inspired by Oil Rigs

By Matthew Phelan

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