Lakes Mead and Powell, the largest reservoirs on the Colorado River, do not just store water. Their dams, Hoover and Glen Canyon, also generate electricity. This hydropower drives irrigation pumps and ...

As a ship captain, he charted and sailed along trade routes to deliver cargo to China and import goods to Rhode Island. Later, he bought a textile mill on the banks of the Blackstone River and ...

Ohio lawmakers missed their first deadline to redistrict their congressional maps mid-decade. Ohio lawmakers needed to pass a map with at least 60% support in each chamber and at least 50% support ...

Huffman’s comments came a day after the Republican-led legislature blew an initial state constitutional deadline to pass a bipartisan plan to redraw Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts for the next six ...

Explore the Ohio River’s role in American agriculture, commerce, and drinking water for millions, spanning six states and 981 miles.

(The Center Square) — Ohio Republican lawmakers did not offer an option for new congressional maps, and the Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting did not vote on maps presented by Democrats ...

SRP’s Roosevelt Dam, situated along the Salt River in Arizona, is one of three critical hydropower sites modernized with the Ovation™ Automation Platform to help ensure operational continuity and ...

ROSELAND, La. — The Environmental Protection Agency is continuing around-the-clock operations to contain and recover oily waste in ponds between the Smitty’s Supply site and the Tangipahoa River.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — On Aug. 21, 1947, a quiet summer rainstorm in Columbus turned tragic when lightning struck a bridge, causing a violent explosion that sent bricks and concrete flying and four ...

BELLAIRE, OH — A submerged van was retrieved from the Ohio River at the Bellaire Marina today after a fisherman detected the vehicle using a fish finder sonar. Authorities reported that no one was ...

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A salmon passed through the fish ladder of a key dam on the upper Klamath River on Sept. 24, in what wildlife officials hope is a sign of the iconic fish repopulating ever-greater stretches of the ...