🌿 Environment Jul 14, 2026

Risks Loom for Chinese Dam Project Being Built on Active Fault Line

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Opinion and analysis from the Yale School of the Environment

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As China erects the largest hydropower installation on Earth atop an active fault line in the Himalayas, Chinese scientists are calling on engineers to guard against risks from earthquakes.Read more on E360 →

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