Markland Hydro Station gets upgrades to plant

The Markland Locks and Dam stretch across the Ohio River, connecting Switzerland County, Indiana and Gallatin County, Kentucky. The structure, built, maintained and controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is adjacent to Duke Energy's Markland Hydroelectric Plant, which was constructed during the 1960s.

Secretary of Interior urges approval for Klamath dams removal

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell penned a letter this week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging it to approve a plan to remove four dams from the Klamath River to protect the interests of fish and farmers. “In short, dam removal can re-write a painful chapter in our history, and it can be done in a manner that protects the many interests in the basin,” she wrote in her Monday letter.