Traverse City’s utilities director said the former Union Street Dam likely would have failed, potentially worsening flooding ...

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As waters recede from Michigan's latest dam failure crisis, Michigan leaders are once again vowing action on reforms that could help prevent similar crises in the future. Next week, a state House ...

Michigan’s dams are at risk. Years after catastrophic failures, lawmakers still haven’t acted on known fixes or held ...

A $1 dam sale or a billion-dollar mistake? See why Michigan's latest hydro deal is under fire for missing data and hidden ...

DNR staff and contractors use rakes, heavy machinery and marine vessels to keep the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex flowing ...

Flooding across northern Michigan last month pushed rivers to record levels, testing the limits of the state’s aging dams so ...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy brought together state, local and tribal leaders in Traverse ...

Near disaster in Cheboygan: Floodwaters came within 5 inches of overtopping Cheboygan Dam, forcing officials to prepare for possible evacuations. Aging infrastructure strain: Over half of Michigan’s ...

A dam safety task force recommended changes after flooding in mid-Michigan in 2020. The legislation "went nowhere," the task force's chairman said.

Michigan's environment department reports current dam funding is far below the $1 billion needed for safety and ...

MICHIGAN — State lawmakers are looking to pass dam safety reforms in the wake of historic flooding across northern Michigan that has threatened multiple dams in the region. House Bill 5485 seeks to ...