Factsheet: Hydropower Dams Across the U.S. are Leaking Methane
Read this factsheet to learn more about where emissions at hydropower dams come from, how bad it is, and what we can do about it.
Low Power, Big Problems: How Low-Power Hydropower Dams Hurt Rivers
Whether it is in response to the environmental crisis of climate change or our over-reliance on imported fuels, it is clear that America needs to act quickly to replace fossil fuel energy technologies with renewable energy. It is equally imperative, however, that we do not destroy the environment we are trying to save by blindly rushing to develop low-emissions energy sources that will result in serious environmental harm. We will not solve our energy problems by building new dams – especially inefficient low-power dams where the energy benefits fail to outweigh the environmental impacts – but we will cause irreparable harm to our rivers.