In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of ...

In the 2000s, staff at the Colorado River District raised alarm bells that the Ritschard Dam — which was constructed in the ...

How tribal leaders, commercial fisherman and a few small environmental groups won an uphill campaign against dams.

The now-second-tallest dam was proposed to prevent flooding from Rocky Mountain snow-melting waters into the Colorado River, stretching south to the Gulf of California for more than 1,000 miles.

After moving 600 tons of gravel, the federal utility reopened a beloved public camping spot devastated by Helene.

The dam also serves as essential flood control, protecting communities downstream. The recent storm sent ash and mud from the Eaton Fire scar in the mountains into the dam. The danger is that the ...

Mr. Las Vegas also operates tours that combine a visit to the Hoover Dam with a stop at Seven Magic Mountains. You'll see more than just the Hoover Dam on this jam-packed outing. After being ...