dam
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It’s also important when planning any new dam, Harrison said, to analyze how much greenhouse gases it will release into the atmosphere over its lifespan.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
For Tellico Dam, the committee denied the exception, but Congress later cleared the way for the dam to be completed.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Coming after years of work, it raises the prospect that enormous partially-built structures, including a $5 billion dam that was 30% finished, will be simply abandoned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
It was structural the way a dam is structural — until someone finds a way around it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
It was late in the afternoon and the shadow from the trees was long and went out over the dam.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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