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THE AFTERMATH: An old earth-and-stone dam along Beaver River failed in December after heavy rainstorms and caused minimal damage downstream. Beavers had built their own dam on top of the existing dam. 
COURTESY TIM MOONEY

With changing climate, dams getting closer look

In December, about 2 million gallons of water from the Beaver River rushed through Richmond. A small, dilapidated dam, likely built 150 to 200 years...

Feds award $420M for dam repairs and flood-control projects

The federal government said Thursday that it will spend about $420 million to repair dams and develop flood control projects in dozens of states,...
POINT OF CONTENTION: State Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy overlooks the Potter Hill Dam at the Pawcatuck River. The town of Westerly wants to remove the dam, but some residents in Westerly and Hopkinton are concerned about the aftereffects. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

R.I. dam dangers remain, but awareness rises

Plans to remove a deteriorating dam along the Pawcatuck River in Westerly and Hopkinton have riverfront residents in both towns upset that lower water...
THE BARNEY DAM in Lincoln was among the dams determined to be high hazard risk when inspected in 2018. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

38 R.I. dams pose safety risk, must be repaired

JOHNSTON (AP) – For nearly a decade, Rhode Island officials have been after the town of Johnston to repair several potentially unsafe dams. Considered high...
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