Coal Quote by Matt Gonzalez

Creating jobs in coal-impacted communities is a priority and through the reclamation and repurposing of these mined lands, we hope to see an additional…

— Glenn Youngkin

Salmon recovery in the Northwest is a complex issue and requires a comprehensive regionwide effort. Dam removal is not the answer. It would have…

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

We have over 30 dams in Puerto Rico, and I think only one works. We're here in the rain forest, and we have plenty…

— Eduardo Bhatia

While dam-busting Democrats are focusing on destroying water storage projects, I'm busy working on real solutions that put rural communities first.

— Lauren Boebert

I want to work in water resources, as I think creating a string of check dams and utilizing water better is far more cost-effective…

— Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

We need to develop multiple lakes within West Virginia, multiple lakes that can give us hydroelectric power - which maybe we don't need, but…

— Jim Justice

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.

— Stephen Ambrose

There isn't a river or creek in the country - or there are very few - that doesn't have some small group of people…

— Robert Hass

Worldwide, enormous areas of peatland are still being lost to agricultural development, drainage schemes, overgrazing, and exploitation-based infrastructure development projects such as roads, electricity…

— John Burnside

“Dams also tend to be built in remote areas which are the last refuge for species that have been displaced by development in other…

— Patrick McCully

“The new dam, of course, will improve things. If ever filled it will back water to within sight of the Bridge, transforming what was…

— Edward Abbey

Though dams and artificial lakes can have significant negative environmental impacts, when carefully considered, mitigated, and managed, the benefits of hydropower often outweigh these…

— Seth Moulton