In April, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) ordered White Cloud to lower the impoundment ...

The Richard L. Schafer Dam Spillway at Lake Success is now complete, adding 9.8 billion gallons of water storage and improving flood protection for surrounding communities.

Members of Congress need to put public safety first and approve dedicated funding for the regular upkeep, rehabilitation or ...

David Hruska and his family return to their old home beside the Blue Earth River. They walk along the riverbank near the ...

His $887 million pitch includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last summer’s catastrophic flooding that resulted ... work together with state and federal agencies during the ...

Some of those dams, including the Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota, whose partial failure destroyed a family home and business, don’t qualify for the federal dam safety grants currently available.

A few miles outside Mankato, Minnesota ... overtopping caused major flooding downstream and triggered the evacuation of a 1,400-person town even though the federal dam inventory lists its hazard ...

That’s been evident as recent floodwaters damaged or breached dams in Georgia, Minnesota ... flooding. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission continues to categorize dam inundation maps ...

As the climate changes, heavy rains from intense storms have put communities at greater jeopardy from flooding ... risks of dam failures with residents who could get flooded. The Federal Energy ...