Bored into the desert cliffs above Lake Mead lies a trail once vital to the building of Hoover Dam. The Historic Railroad Trail offers sweeping views, echoing tunnels, and a rare chance to walk the ...

Rivers across Vermont are flowing more freely as abandoned dams continue coming down — a trend in recent years to better protect against floods and support the state’s ecology. “If there’s a silver ...

Long before Lake Mead became a symbol of drought and decline, its cliffs echoed with the roar of trains carrying materials to build the Hoover Dam. The Historic Railroad Trail follows those abandoned ...

The story of a New England entrepreneur rehabilitating old dams to produce clean energy. The story of Bob King, a New Hampshire entrepreneur whose life's work has been rehabilitating abandoned dams to ...

Vermont is removing abandoned dams to help prevent flooding and restore the state's ecology. Recent catastrophic floods have increased interest and accelerated the removal of these derelict structures ...