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From the nineteen-fifties on, the Grisons went from rural poverty to Alpine affluence on the backs of tourism, high-tech industries, and hydropower.
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Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
However, the project has also driven stronger environmental monitoring and debate about Amazon hydropower, influencing newer policies and scrutiny on future large infrastructure in the region.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
These glaciers provide essential water for rivers, supplying drinking water downstream, maintaining cold-water habitats for salmon and supporting hydropower generation in the region, according to the National Park Service.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Bahr agrees, and would like to see the solutions focus shift to other ideas for extending the utility of solar energy, like the hydropower battery project at nearby Roosevelt Lake proposed by Phoenix-area utility Salt River Project, and the company’s pilot program to test new iron flow batteries.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
However, the project has also driven stronger environmental monitoring and debate about Amazon hydropower, influencing newer policies and scrutiny on future large infrastructure in the region.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
These glaciers provide essential water for rivers, supplying drinking water downstream, maintaining cold-water habitats for salmon and supporting hydropower generation in the region, according to the National Park Service.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Bahr agrees, and would like to see the solutions focus shift to other ideas for extending the utility of solar energy, like the hydropower battery project at nearby Roosevelt Lake proposed by Phoenix-area utility Salt River Project, and the company’s pilot program to test new iron flow batteries.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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