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

Water levels at Lake Powell continue to fall as drought persists, pitting fish survival against power demands.

KEY POINTS Lake Powell is entering one of the most difficult periods in its six-decade history. Reclamation says it has the tools to maintain hydropower production at Glen Canyon this year. One of the ...

The Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River east of Portland. Washington and Oregon produce more than one-third of the nation’s hydropower. Amelia Templeton / OPB Hydropower generated for electricity ...

The global hydropower market is expected to reach $356.36 billion by 2031, driven by a focus on renewable energy. While China remains the industry leader globally, countries from Sweden to Canada are ...

Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...

H ydropower currently accounts for nearly 27% of renewable electricity generation in the U.S., as well as 93% of all utility-scale energy storage, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. The Green River Reservoir cast its spell on Bryn Davis five years ago, and he and his family have been back every ...

On Brazil’s third-largest river basin, deep in the Amazon, a massive hydroelectric power plant stands as a monument to the world’s oldest source of clean energy – and the big challenges it faces.

In 2009, hydroelectricity made up 80% of the electricity generated in Idaho. Last year, that number was 49%, according to reports from the Idaho Office for Energy and Mineral Resources. Drought is one ...

Water-supply variability is a normal phenomenon in hydroelectric production (“Drought Hampers Canada Push to Become a Hydro Superpower, World News, March 28). Since the 1960s, periods of low and high ...

Arizona is becoming EV country. With nearly 90,000 electric vehicles registered there, it’s among the top 10 states for EV ownership in the nation per capita, according to the U.S. Department of ...