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Putin feels free to increase attacks on Ukraine without fear of consequences from Trump, Bloomberg reports -- Oil pumping stations in Volgograd and Samara stop work after Ukrainian drone attack -- Ukraine braces for renewed blackouts amid new wave of Russian attacks on energy -- [vlog/video] Ukrainian history vs. Russian propaganda ... and more

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The 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Is a Key Moment for the U.S. Hydropower Industry

The U.S. hydropower sector is seeing increased investment, but uncertainty around tax credits could throw a wrench in plans for growth. We asked Malcolm Woolf, president and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, what's next for the sector and the policies it needs to thrive.

The 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Is a Key Moment for the U.S. Hydropower Industry

The U.S. hydropower sector is seeing increased investment, but uncertainty around tax credits could throw a wrench in plans for growth. We asked Malcolm Woolf, president and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, what's next for the sector and the policies it needs to thrive.

#India is ramping up a plan to construct 12 #PowerStations, at a cost of about $1bn, in the northeastern state of #ArunachalPradesh.

#Beijing considers Arunachal Pradesh a part of its #Tibet province

India’s plan to build #HydropowerPlants in the #Himalayas angers China
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-china-border-tension-arunachal-tibet-b2577881.html

India’s plan to build hydropower plants in the Himalayas angers China

Beijing considers Arunachal Pradesh, the northeastern state where the power plants are coming up, a part of its Tibet province

The Independent

Researchers studied the complex biocoenoses in rivers before and after the installation of #hydropowerplants. They showed that even the modern hydropower plants cause considerable damage to #riverecosystems: http://go.tum.de/505604

#biodiversity

📷Chair of Aquatic System Biology

New TUM research reveals: even modern hydropower plants pose major threat to river habitats

Even modern and supposedly gentler hydropower plants cause considerable damage to river ecosystems, a study by TUM Prof. Jürgen Geist shows.