In this video, we explore the construction of a mini hydroelectric dam as part of a science project. The demonstration highlights the principles of hydropower and the essential components involved in ...

The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the construction of a small hydroelectric dam that threatened to alter its only ...

Known in Brazil as the admirable little red-bellied toad, the rare Melanophryniscus admirabilis is endemic to a stretch of the Forqueta River in Rio Grande do Sul state. It made history in 2014 when ...

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- The sale of hydroelectric dams currently owned by Consumers Energy is moving forward. Consumers Energy has asked state and federal regulators to approve the sale of its 13 ...

A hydroelectric dam impacting Brazil’s Amazonas and Rondônia states have slashed fished populations by as much as 90% in some locations, according to a new a study based on on-the-ground research in ...

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - Aerial view of the traces of a disappearing river on July 4, 2021 in Rosario, Argentina. At less than half of its historical average, the low flow of the Parana river affects ...

LANSING, MI — Consumers Energy wants state regulators to approve a 30-year deal that would involve paying a private buyer twice the market rate for comparable hydropower in exchange for selling its ...

LANSING, MI — Consumers Energy’s plan to sell 13 hydroelectric dams to a private equity-backed firm would allow the new owner resell or stop operating the dams without state approval, according to ...

Water quality problems caused by six of Consumers Energy Co.'s 13 hydroelectric dams threaten to complicate the utility's controversial plan to sell the dams to a Maryland private equity company. The ...