Federal hydropower dams are harming Native American communities in the Columbia River Basin, according to a first-of-its-kind report by the Department of the Interior released yesterday. The report fulfills a commitment in National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service, and examines “the historic, ongoing and cumulative impacts of federal dams on Columbia River Basin […]
The US government, in a report published on Tuesday, acknowledged for the first time the harms that federal dams have inflicted on Native American tribes in the US Pacific north-west. The report by the interior department details the “historic, ongoing and cumulative impacts of federal Columbia River dams on Columbia River Basin Tribes”, including how […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes. It issued a report that details how the unprecedented structures devastated salmon runs, inundated villages and burial grounds, […]
A Meridian man who shot at and damaged two Idaho hydroelectric dams nearly a year ago was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay restitution to Idaho’s largest utility. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Randy Vail, 59, to five years of probation and ordered him to pay nearly $550,000 to Idaho Power for damaging […]
The doors to the dam gatehouses operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are usually locked and secured behind “No Trespassing” signs. But in Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the doors to the gatehouses of seven dams in four nearby counties were open. The dams were Dover, Bolivar and Atwood dams in […]
The removal of dams that restricted water flow has led to the restoration of a river in Maine. As explained by The Nature Conservancy, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $2.9 million in funding to assist in removing “narrow culverts, small dams and other hindrances” to revive the Penobscot River. This helps bring incredible […]
BEAVER DAMS, N.Y. (WETM) — Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a Catlin man who they say is suspected to have been involved in a shooting that led to a large police presence in Beaver Dams on Saturday. Rexford “Ely” Smith, 40, was identified as the suspect in a reported […]
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come. As the rain kept beating down, rescuers in boats and planes searched for dozens of people reported missing among the ruins of collapsed homes, bridges and roads. Rising […]
HOUSTON — Heavy rains and rising rivers continued to endanger much of Southeast Texas Friday. Thousands of Texans were already displaced or under evacuation orders in places such as Polk, Montgomery and Harris counties. Others were without electricity. Schools and businesses were closed as roads and highways — especially in rural East Texas — were […]
The Kenyan government has ordered people living near 178 dams and reservoirs to evacuate as heavy rains continue. The interior ministry warned that the water bodies “have filled up or are nearly filled up and may spill over any time, posing a high risk to persons living in their neighbourhood”. It gave residents living near […]
A Meridian man that shot a rifle at two Idaho Power hydroelectric dams and tried to flee from police has pleaded guilty to a federal charge, the U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho said in a news release Friday. Randy Vail, 59, pleaded guilty to destruction of an energy facility after shooting at Hells […]
Over 90 of New York’s high hazard dams are in poor condition, with dams in three Hudson Valley counties exhibiting some of the worst numbers in New York. Of the state’s 1,920 dams, 438 of them are classified as having a “high hazard” potential, which indicates that a failure of the dam or its facilities […]