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The silent failure of America's aging dams

America's dams are currently averaging 64 years old, and most of us don't give them a second thought until something goes ...
The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities," according to a new study from Florida. About 250,000 ...
In September 2024, debris carried by Tropical Storm Helene floodwaters on the Swannanoa River in Asheville piled up against the century-old Lake Craig Dam, which also served as a bridge. Rising ...
Five years after the Edenville and Sanford dam failures, opening arguments began Monday in a Michigan Court of Claims civil bench trial, expected to last up to three weeks. With Judge James Redford ...
Attorneys for about 2,000 Midland-area residents criticized what they called the state's delaying tactics in court five years after the May 19, 2020, failure of the Edenville Dam, which flooded ...
MIDLAND CO., Mich. (WNEM) - Attorney Ven Johnson joined 30 victims of the historic flooding in Gladwin, Midland, and Saginaw counties on the anniversary of the flood, saying the state of Michigan has ...
LANSING, MI – The Michigan Court of Claims has denied the state’s motion for summary disposition, allowing a lawsuit over the 2020 Edenville Dam failure to proceed to trial in January. The case ...
Grand Rapids — More than five years after heavy rains swept out the Edenville Dam, flooding downriver homes and leaving upriver homeowners without a lakefront, Midland-area residents launched what's ...