dam

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It includes measures such as banning activities in certain areas where species could be harmed or killed, like dam construction.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The dam, which is 30% complete, was meant to be an architectural centerpiece—bowing outward, in defiance of standard engineering in which dams arc inward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The plan to raise the dam and expand the reservoir has been opposed by tribes and environmental groups.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

In the white water at the foot of the dam it was deep.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway