"Risk-based" is the phrase every compliance deck has carried for fifteen years. It has rarely meant risk profiles derived ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Officials with El Paso Water issued an urgent update on escalating risks at Cement Lake Dam, also known as Portland Reservoir, as engineers observe signs that could indicate a potential dam ...

Difficult decisions for the Colorado River are starting to be made. In what will be a defining year for the struggling watershed, the federal agency that manages the basin’s dams took unprecedented ...

CHEBOYGAN, Mich. — After days of crews working around the clock to manage high water and flooding in Cheboygan, water levels finally began dropping on Friday near the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex.

BELLAIRE -- Two days after Antrim County declared a local emergency, the Bellaire Dam is still at its limit -- and the families living in its shadow are exhausted, awake, and waiting. Officials said ...

Residents downstream of the Croton Dam in Newaygo County were told Thursday to evacuate as water levels on the Muskegon River rose. "Anyone remaining in the normal river floodplain below Croton Dam is ...

Officials are encouraging Bellaire residents and businesses on the Intermediate River downstream of the Bellaire Dam to prepare to evacuate. According to the Antrim County Operator of Dams, water ...

As of Dec. 18, the IRS was about 27% smaller compared to the start of 2025, with the workforce falling from more than 102,000 in January 2025 to about 74,000 in December. Despite staffing cuts, the ...

BARTON CITY, MI — A small private dam in Alcona County failed as heavy rain and snowmelt continue pushing rivers and impoundments beyond capacity in northern Michigan. The Michigan Department of ...

Update, 6pm: Local emergency managers triggered the “ready” phase of pre-evacuations downstream after water rose to within 12-inches of the top of the dam Tuesday evening. All residents and businesses ...

Cheboygan residents near the Cheboygan River dam were on standby to evacuate due to dangerously high water levels. Officials implemented a "ready, set, go" warning system as water neared the top of ...