LANSING, MI — Michigan’s top natural resources official warned that the proposed sale of Consumers Energy hydroelectric dams ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Seattle City Light has proposed an agreement to continue to use hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River to power the city’s electricity for up to the next 50 years. But the full ...

Hydropower was long the country’s leading source of renewable energy, but it was passed in 2019 by wind and in 2025 by utility-scale solar. It’s still significant, though, with 5.6 percent of U.S.

LANSING, MI — Consumers Energy warned Michigan regulators that it may dismantle its fleet of aging hydroelectric dams if ...

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission may not have authority over Consumers Energy’s plan to sell 13 dams, but it wants to have a voice.

Water levels at Lake Powell continue to fall as drought persists, pitting fish survival against power demands.

"The Columbia River system already operates under some of the most protective fish measures in the nation ...," said Public ...

China has begun construction on the world's largest hydropower dam, a project so massive that Premier Li Qiang called it the "project of the century." But the dam could also create a big problem for ...

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - Aerial view of the traces of a disappearing river on July 4, 2021 in Rosario, Argentina. At less than half of its historical average, the low flow of the Parana river affects ...

In the suburb of La Palma, in the city of Montería, Córdoba, two boys stand knee-deep in water. A shimmering film of dirt spreads across its opaque surface. The two are piling family possessions into ...

Energi has awarded Veidekke a NOK580m (US$60m) contract to construct the 21MW Øygard power plant in southern Norway ...