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The Hastings project underscores the potential for inland dam-free hydropower--30,000 MW, roughly 10% of existing U.S. coal-burner capacity, according to U.S. Department of Energy estimates. The green lobby, which fights dams, is not yet sure what to make of dam-free hydro, but it is wary...
From polluted rivers to smog-filled air, Asia's environmental challenges have grown along with its economies. Readers were shocked at the scale of the crisis, but optimistic that the region will clean up its act
Chemicals spill into Chinese rivers nearly every day, and have left nearly all of the nation's surface water unfit for human consumption. Lanzhou's red tide, though dramatic, has so far has not been reported to have poisoned drinking water. The spill occurred during repairs at a steam-heating...
The Yellow's sorrows reflect the situation of China's other waterways. Rivers in other parts of the country have run black and occasionally turned other unnatural colors from an overloading with effluents from paper mills and dye factories. According to recent government figures some 320 million Chinese still lack...
Though China's central government has prioritized cleaning up its polluted rivers and has pledged vast sums for the purpose - one plan is to flush the Yellow with water diverted from the cleaner Yangtze - enforcement of environmental laws at the local level remains spotty at best. Local government officials often...