When you flip on the lights, plug in your phone or turn on the heat at home or at work, there’s a high likelihood that the electricity powering your daily life flows from hydropower. Part of Montana's ...

The Pacific Northwest could see a slight increase in hydropower generation within the next 15 years, but climate change could affect how and when that energy could be used, a new study suggests. The ...

Hydropower remains the Pacific Northwest’s largest source of affordable, reliable, clean electricity. As extreme weather events impact our region more often, hydropower and cutting-edge technologies ...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

Everything about the Bonneville Dam is big. The dams themselves — there are actually three, stretching between islands to cut across a nearly mile-wide section of the Columbia River — are made of ...

As Congress turns its attention to a budget reconciliation bill that could shape the nation’s energy future, it is essential not to overlook one of our most reliable and time-tested sources of ...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

American rivers produced less hydropower in 2023 than at any time in the past 20 years, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Drought and low snowpack in much of the West ...

Explore the potential of hydropower in this video, discussing its relevance in the context of rising wind and solar energy technologies. The content examines the downsides that hydropower must address ...

A new project that would use water to generate electricity could be coming to Sand Mountain in northeast Alabama. “It’s going to change everything,” said Shane Groves, a Jackson County resident. “The ...