States are recognizing the ecological benefits of ripping out dams and reconnecting rivers. By Cara Buckley Today, I published an article that surprised me as I was reporting it out. We often hear ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Heavy equipment rolled into the Grand River Wednesday as crews installed a temporary barrier downstream of Gillett Bridge to catch sediment and debris, the first step in a ...

A new study is challenging one of the most persistent arguments against removing aging dams: that nearby communities will suffer economically if the structures come down.

In October 2024, crews finished tearing down the last of four ageing hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, completing the ...

Bad weather hit Massachusetts on Sept. 8, 2023. A slow-moving, six-day storm became one of the most significant weather events the state had experienced in decades. After the first day alone, almost ...

The Pioneer Street Dam on the Winooski River in Montpelier in August 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story by Heather Koontz was first published in The Bridge on April 20, 2026. Could ...