by American Rivers | Aug 8, 2017
This report on the since-abandoned hydro project at Jackson Lake Dam examines the legal and policy limitations on building a hydro project in a National Park, as well as some implications of the project if it had been built as proposed.
by Colleen McNally-Murphy | Jul 1, 2016
This 2016 report is the 3rd Review of the Economics of Restoring Hydropower at Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River: Analysis of the Public Utility District No.1 of Okanogan County’s Final License Application for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No....
by Colleen McNally-Murphy | Mar 1, 2013
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released this report, Seven Sins of Dam Building, on World Water Day in 2013 to highlight the detrimental impacts that building dams has on our precious freshwater resources. The sole case study highlighted from the United States in the report is the damming of the Coosa River in Alabama.
by American Rivers | Mar 23, 2011
This paper describes the existing hydropower generation on the Mississippi River and looks at what may be coming down the pipe. It also provides an overview of early concerns regarding power development and provides recommendations on river management from an energy...