dams

Kentucky has dozens of high hazard dams in poor or worse condition needing repairs and rehabilitation, according to a list sent by the state Department for Environmental Protection to the Legislative Research Commission in late August.

Dam leak in Crittenden County caught officials without a plan. Dam safety legislation had always died in earlier sessions.

Conservation Groups Praise Progress in Effort to Remove Lock and Dam Along Green River

Heavy rains caused extensive flooding across eastern Kentucky this week, and city and county officials say it could take weeks to fix some of the damage.…

A recent breakdown at an Ohio River dam served as a wake-up call about the aging infrastructure that keeps river commerce flowing. The Ohio is one of the…