Legislation currently making the rounds before the Canadian Parliament could have significant ramifications for the hydropower industry should Bill C-38 be approved.

Appeals by environmental groups have stymied construction of Chile's 640-MW Cuervo hydroelectric plant less than a week after work on the project appeared imminent.

The Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on draft legislation that would improve the regulatory framework for hydropower development earlier this week.

State-owned mining company Solid Energy has received resource consents for a hydroelectric generating scheme that will use water from its Stockton Mine in Buller, New Zealand.

A new bill would help Massachusetts dam owners and operators defray some safety-related costs, if proposed legislation is approved by the state's House.

A new long-term agreement between the Bonneville Power Administration and BC Hydro will help shape the environmental and economic health of the Northwest.

A new California state bill could expand the scope of hydropower should lawmakers recognize large hydroelectric sources as renewable.

Kevin Frank, chief executive officer and president of Voith Hydro, has been recognized by the White House as a "Champion of Change" for Innovation in Renewable Energy.

In a significant expansion of its Owners Dam Safety Program, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is ordering owners of high- and significant-hazard dams to submit ODSP safety reports for their structures.

Pacific Northwest wind power generators have filed a new complaint against Bonneville Power Administration with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission even as BPA again ordered wind plants to cease generating to make room on the grid for free excess federal hydropower.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has endorsed the nominations of John Norris and Anthony Clark to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.