Rivers across Vermont are flowing more freely as abandoned dams continue coming down — a trend in recent years to better protect against floods and support the state’s ecology. “If there’s a silver ...

The landscape before and soon after the removal of Newport’s Sleeper Pond Dam in Oct. 2025. Photo courtesy of the Missisquoi River Basin Association There are at least 140 dams in the Winooski River ...

A long-awaited dam removal project in Mount Washington, Massachusetts, finally began in earnest this week. WAMC was there and reports on how demolishing a dam can breathe new life into ecosystems ...

At a virtual press conference on Thursday, Oct. 9, Klamath River scientists announced that a year after the last of the dams were removed, river health has begun to bounce back. With salmon swimming ...