Hydroelectric Dams

Small scale hydroelectricity projects are popping up all over the country, especially in remote and environmentally sensitive places.

A recent breach in the largest hydroelectric dam in Russia highlights the dangers posed by undermaintained Soviet era infrastructure.

High water levels are straining hydroelectric power generators in Oregon, where too much energy is being created.

Plans to build a massive dam in Turkey have many hopeful that its creation will revive the local economy.

A group of Indians from the Amazon attacked a government engineer at a recent meeting where he was discussing a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Xingu River that could displace 15,000 indigenous people and destroy traditional fishing grounds.