Shelved plans from ’60s for Tennessee Valley Authority project in N.C. unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ...

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

In October, CPP reported that large dams on the Catawba River were unable to prevent flooding during Helene. In order to sustain dam safety and power generation, Duke Energy released massive amounts ...

When dams fail, a wall of water surges downstream ... 1,400 people in their hydraulic churn over the years. Hurricane Helene, which dumped an unprecedented amount of rainfall onto the Southeast ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — It’s hard to forget the images from Lake Lure following the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Over 22 inches ...

"So the point is, these dams were designed and built to handle far worse floods than Hurricane Helene," Ben Heath, manager of the Rivercast Center Operations Support, said at a TVA briefing.