Echo Dam News Today

Hundreds of hydropower dams in the United States will see their licenses expiring in the next decade, generating years-long federal relicensing processes. That prospect calls for close local and regional coverage of the complicated balance between renewable energy needs with negative environmental impacts. The latest TipSheet explains the licensing process and the dam

The shelters offer residents assistance with essentials, such as temporary lodging, food, and personal care/health items.

This holiday season figures to be “one of the busiest in recent history,” as air and ground travel begins to return to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to AAA.

AAA estimates 55 million people will travel this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and that holiday travel may be the busiest its been in two decades.

Virginia will award $726,000 in grants to support 57 dam safety and flood protection activities around the state.