dam

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Italy-based Webuild said Wednesday that Neom canceled its contract to build a $5 billion dam, which was meant to make a mountainside lake and was in the midst of construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The authorities warned that a dam in Oahu, the state's most populous island, was at risk of collapse.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The three states have urged the federal government to fix or overhaul the dam to address design flaws that create problems when the reservoir is low.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

A hundred yards away was a concrete buttress dam, which supplied hydroelectric power to Port-au-Prince.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French