Today we’re taking apart one of the most important pieces of infrastructure in the United States and asking a question that feels like science fiction until you look at the numbers. The Hoover Dam has ...

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it received several calls about an alarm warning of a dam breach shortly ...

Engineers discovered the damaged sections during an inspection prompted by lakeside property owners’ complaints about low ...

TULOUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A dam just west of Yosemite is holding steady. Earlier this afternoon, authorities warned it's likely it would fail. It did cause flooding in Tuolumne County. On ...

Dams are massive structures built to control the flow of water. They generate hydroelectric power, prevent floods, store ...

Considering the recent flood emergency in Kerr County, Texas, which reportedly had no alert sirens in use, the question came up at the Hawley Borough Council meeting on July 9 of how the public would ...

Australia’s largest miner, BHP, has been found liable to compensate victims devastated by the collapse of a tailings dam in ...