Hydroelectric Dam

• Hoover Dam transformer explodes, sparks brief fire but no injuries

  No one was hurt in the explosion and electricity continued to flow from one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, authorities said.

  World

  Jul 19, 2022
  
• Federal government offers debt relief for N.L.’s troubled Muskrat Falls project

  The project was sanctioned in 2012 at a cost of $7.4 billion, but the price tag had ballooned to $13.1 billion as of September

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2020
  
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• Financial update from N.L energy corporation reflects impact of coronavirus pandemic

  Nalcor Energy recorded a profit loss of $171 million in the first quarter of 2020 due in part to falling oil prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2020
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• N.B. Power still following plan to decommission Milltown Dam

  While plans for the decommissioning of the Milltown Dam have not been finalized, a proposed project schedule on the N.B. Power website has the utility filing paperwork on both sides of the Maine/New Brunswick border through the summer.

  Environment

  May 13, 2020
• As megaproject nears completion, methylmercury concerns at Muskrat Falls linger

  The Newfoundland and Labrador government's slow response to concerns over methylmercury is the latest in a string of disappointments for those who have been calling for action on the issue for years.

  Environment

  Jul 30, 2019
• Warning for possible dam failure on Rouge River in Quebec remains in effect

  The province has forced nearly 250 people in the Grenville-sur-la-Rouge area to leave their homes.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2019
• Supreme Court to rule on Quebec-N.L. feud over Churchill Falls hydro riches

  The Supreme Court of Canada will deliver a decision Friday in one of Canada's bitterest interprovincial feuds - the notorious 1969 Churchill Falls hydro deal between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2018
• Indigenous MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette breaks ranks with Liberals on Site C dam

  An indigenous member of the federal Liberal caucus is breaking ranks with his colleagues on B.C.'s controversial Site C project.

  Environment

  Sep 13, 2016
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• Hydro CEO promises Site C dam will be built

  The head of BC Hydro is promising the contentious Site C hydroelectric dam will be built, despite overwhelming opposition and court challenges to the $8.8-billion project.

  Jan 21, 2015