At raising and razing dams, state is eager beaver

Full story: Chicago Tribune

While much of the Midwest has been focused for weeks on shoring up levees and dams against massive flooding, a group of government officials and private citizens here has, after five years of haggling, agreed ...

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Mark

Omaha, NE

Given all the push for "Green" energy, its a shame that more of the small dams in Wisconsin aren't used to generate electricity as many were prior to WWII. It should have the same priority as other green energy sources such as wind and solar.

Wisconsinite

Mukwonago, WI

Great! Hopefully as more of the dams are removed we'll start using the land more wisely since we'll have to be contending with the normal rise and fall of the water. There won't be the huge(!) ponding of water still standing in our fields and subdivisions.

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