The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently ruled that it won’t approve energy projects on Native lands without tribal consent. But many more applications are pending.
Lake Powell’s existential crisis is a unique opportunity to save a treasured landscape.
How does flowing water make electricity? An engineer explains hydroelectric generation.
The costs of three frequently touted solutions – tree planting, carbon capture and geoengineering – would be astronomical to make even a tiny dent in the carbon accumulated in the atmosphere.
Stemming the water crisis in the western US will require cities and rural areas to work together to make water use on farms – the largest source of demand – more efficient.
Climate change is affecting hydropower in different ways across the country.
The Colorado River provides water and electricity to 40 million people in the western U.S., but falling water levels threaten both of those resources.
A team of researchers found 35,000 pairs of existing reservoirs, lakes and old mines in the US that could be turned into long-term energy storage – and they don’t need dams on rivers.
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