Juan Forero is the Journal's South American bureau chief, overseeing coverage of politics, the environment, development and conflict from Brazil to Colombia and countries in between.

Michigan EGLE and DNR didn't abuse their authority and didn't cause the Edenville Dam's failure, a Michigan Court of Claims ...

If the dam fails, it would trigger dangerous and fast-moving flooding downstream that could include razor wire in the debris.

On Thursday, a Court of Claims judge dismissed a lawsuit against the state of Michigan after determining a pair of state ...

Michigan regulators have been cleared of liability in a 2020 dam failure that flooded communities, destroyed more than 100 ...

Two aging water-control structures on the lower Withlacoochee River are showing “significant deterioration” and signs of ...

As waters recede from Michigan’s latest dam failure crisis, Michigan leaders are once again vowing action on reforms that ...

A small lake in northern Michigan was reduced to mud this week after its privately owned dam failed and was washed away.

A levee breach near Cheboygan had forced evacuations and officials continue to monitor a nearby dam. Rain and snowmelt have ...

A state of emergency is in effect in Northern Michigan as water levels at the Cheboygan Dam continue to rise and officials warn of dam failure. Officials in Northern Michigan are monitoring rising ...

CHEBOYGAN, Mich. – A levee break at the Little Black River prompted an evacuation order for parts of the city of Cheboygan on Tuesday afternoon. It comes as water is rising rapidly at the Cheboygan ...