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Five years after Edenville, Michigan dams remain a ‘ticking time bomb’

Michigan Live 21 May 2025
In the Edenville aftermath, investigators shined a harsh light on the Boyce Hydro dams and the systems that were supposed to ensure their safe operation.
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Michigan’s 2020 flood: A timeline of events and recovery progress

Michigan Live 20 May 2025
The Four Lakes Task Force began taking steps to acquire the former Boyce Hydro dams in 2018 after federal energy regulators revoked the Edenville Dam’s power generation license.Screenshot from Bay City Times archives.
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BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war

North Shore News 20 May 2025
An expected demand increase of 15 per cent by 2030 is sparking questions about whether BC Hydro is ready, with one former B.C ... He pointed to additional capacity coming online with the Site C dam in northern B.C.
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Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees

The Oregonian 20 May 2025
Grand Coulee Dam is among the most powerful energy-generating dams on earth. It’s the bedrock of the federal Columbia River Power System — a network of 31 dams supplying more than half of the hydropower in the Northwest.
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BC Timber Sales pauses logging in threatened caribou habitat

North Shore News 20 May 2025
Petryshen said exempting existing developments from the BCTS pause leaves a 40-hectare timber sale overlapping with core habitat just south of BC Hydro’s massive Mica Dam — built under ...
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Midland residents question state litigation delays on 5-year anniversary of dam failure

Detroit news 19 May 2025
A federal judge previously ruled the dam's private owners, Boyce Hydro, were responsible for the failure and found the company liable for about $120 million in environmental damages ... "They knew the dam was not safe for continued operation.
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Govt conducting security review of key structures

Hindustan Times 19 May 2025
“The Centre has ordered a review of such places ... The hydro power projects in J&K, such as the ones in Uri are near the border. Another dam site, Kishanganga hydro-electric project, is also near the border ... Govt reviews security of key structures.
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No time for doomerism. Why Malcolm Harris still believes humanity can save itself from apocalypse.

The Real News Network 19 May 2025
I talk about pump storage, hydro power a lot in this section, which is how 95% globally of grid scale energy is stored, which people may not know because the battery companies don’t want you to know.
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Troubled waters: India, Pakistan, and the future of the Indus Waters Treaty

Press TV 15 May 2025
It briefly restricted flows on the Chenab River, and then released large volumes of water from the Baglihar and Salal dams as levels rose ... Still, China's dam-building project signals its intent to assert hydro-hegemony in the region.
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Transpower warns of higher blackout risk in winter 2026

RNZ 15 May 2025
Batteries can be used to store solar or wind power, and switched on and off to boost supply at stretched times, taking some pressure off the nation's hydro dams ... dry winter for the hydro power lakes.
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Opening statements begin in Edenville Dam disaster case against state of Michigan

Detroit news 13 May 2025
A case seeking to hold the state responsible for the 2020 Edenville Dam disaster is moving forward ... In October 2023, a federal judge found that Boyce Hydro, the private company that owned the dam, was responsible for the failure.
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Edenville Dam failure lawsuit can go to trial, judge rules

Michigan Live 13 May 2025
Led by plaintiff David Krieger, the lawsuit in question claims the state shares blame for the disaster after allowing former Edenville Dam owner Boyce Hydro to raise water levels in Wixom Lake.
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Hancock County celebrates World Fish Migration Day at pivotal moment for local watersheds

Bangor Daily News 09 May 2025
-Virtual session exploring pre-dam river history (May 16, 4 p.m.) ... -Tour of Union River Dam’s historic powerhouse and operational fish lift courtesy of Black Bear Hydro Partners (a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable) (May 17, noon).
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19 Michigan dams will split $15M for removals, safety projects. Here’s where

Michigan Live 09 May 2025
“We by and large, as a people, have underinvested in dams ... A big dam problem ... The former hydro dam, rated in unsatisfactory condition and presenting a significant hazard if it fails, is defunct, and an upstream impoundment has been dewatered.
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NSC authorises armed forces to undertake corresponding actions after Indian attacks: India’s escalation can trigger nuclear war: defence minister

The News International 08 May 2025
— PID. ISLAMABAD ... He stressed that the risk of nuclear conflict is real and cannot be ignored ... He said in Indian attack Noseri dam, Neelum-Jhelum project were also damaged ... The attack damaged Noseri Dam at Pakistan’s Neelum-Jhelum Hydro Power Project ... .

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