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 ...

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

The GOP-controlled Ohio legislature has officially missed the first of three opportunities the state has to pass a congressional redistricting plan before the end of November, as mandated by the Ohio ...

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.

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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 ...

RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WKRC)- Crews are actively working to clean up after a tow boat partially sank in the Ohio River. It happened upriver from the Anderson Ferry. Containment barricades have been set up ...

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Ohio lawmakers have started the process of redrawing the state's 15 congressional districts. Republicans and Democrats disagree on the number of seats each party should have in the new map. The first ...

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A crash is no longer blocking a portion of westbound Interstate 24 just before the Ohio River Bridge work zone between Paducah and Metropolis. According to the Kentucky ...