A multi-day trial against the State of Michigan over a devastating Midland-area dam failure in 2020 is underway in a state ...

Flood victim attorneys open Michigan trial by arguing a single dam safety regulator’s decisions led to the catastrophic 2020 ...

A new look from space is raising fresh questions about some of America's biggest dams. Virginia Tech researchers who used ...

Over several days, what had been a low-key fishing hole in a far-flung corner of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula disappeared. After heavy rains last June, the wooden stoplogs on a dam that held back the ...

The U.S. oversees more than 92,000 dams vital for flood control, power generation, and water supply. Approximately 70 percent surpass 50 years old, with an average age of 61 years, often exceeding ...

The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities," according to a new study from Florida. About 250,000 ...

Tropical Storm Helene underscored the dangers of aging dams and flood-control infrastructure in Western North Carolina. Leading up to the storm, some signs already indicated that something more needed ...

Attorneys for about 2,000 Midland-area residents criticized what they called the state's delaying tactics in court five years after the May 19, 2020, failure of the Edenville Dam, which flooded ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation should improve oversight and enforcement of compliance with the state’s dam safety regulations to guard against potential costly and life-threatening ...