Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...

Aging infrastructure and rising water levels are increasing the number of dams at risk of overtopping, threatening their structural integrity and potentially putting downstream communities in peril.

Engineers studying how the Kimball Street dam’s removal could affect Elgin’s water supply found lower Fox River water levels shouldn’t impact the intake system unless there’s extreme erosion. But it’s ...