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As the United States pushes to use more low-carbon energy, there has been a recent improvement in relations between the hydropower industry and some environmental groups.

Biden's energy policies and the Russian invasion of Ukraine bring to light how the United States could turn to 87,000 dams for hydropower.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwestern Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers will in a few years also

Of the 90,000 dams in America, just 2,500 produce electricity, but there are plans to retrofit and upgrade old dams to produce more electricity and to restore wildlife

After years of criticism from environmentalists over water quality concerns and impacts on species like salmon, hydropower companies say that with innovation to tackle their dams’ problems, they can play an important role in the transition to green energy.