The impact of global heating is making drought conditions last longer and become more extreme, as the United States ...

ARVOREZINHA, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil — The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the construction of a small hydroelectric ...

MUIR, Mich. — Neighbors across Michigan are learning more about Consumers Energy's sale of 13 hydroelectric dams to Confluence Hydro for just $13, one dollar each. SEE MORE: Consumers Energy set to ...

Consumers Energy announced they are looking to sell their dams to Confluence Hydro. The utility said the sale to Confluence Hydro would ensure the dams will continue to operate safely. They expect the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hydroelectric stations have long generated the bulk of Kentucky's renewable energy, and each year, dams in Kentucky waterways ...

The Daily News ran this headline on Nov. 7: "Who’s responsible for Michigan’s aging dams—understanding and ownership?" Here is a real-world example of what to do regarding 13 aging hydroelectric dams ...

China is nearing completion of the world's largest hybrid pumped hydro storage system at Lianghekou Dam, reinforcing its dominance in long-duration energy storage and its ambition to become the ...

A hydroelectric facility that first came online in 1903 stands as a testament to early 20th-century hydroelectric engineering. Although much of its original structure and machinery remains in service ...

The concept of building your own hydroelectric generator seems simple at face value: use gravity to impart as much force as possible onto a turbine, which spins a generator, thus generating ...

Known in Brazil as the admirable little red-bellied toad, the rare Melanophryniscus admirabilis is endemic to a stretch of the Forqueta River in Rio Grande do Sul state. It made history in 2014 when ...