dam

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It includes measures such as banning activities in certain areas where species could be harmed or killed, like dam construction.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

It provides strong evidence that fish relying on connected rivers across national borders are declining quickly due to dam construction, habitat fragmentation, pollution, overfishing, and climate-related ecosystem changes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Army Corps of Engineers to release vital water supplies from the dam to make room for winter floods that didn’t come.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The priest told Farmer stories of the dam, about the chaos and instability it had created almost overnight.

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