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Dams, like the Ice Harbor on the lower Snake River, may not be as green as they first seem. The Ice Harbor Dam and others have transformed the Columbia and lower Snake rivers, drastically altering natural river flows and posing lethal obstacles to salmon migration.
(Bonneville Power Photo)
Article December 16, 2014

Coming Clean: Hydropower’s Dirty (Energy) Secrets

Dams are often touted as being green, but a deeper looks uncovers some dirty truths about their environmental impact.
Ngöbe indigenous people are protesting a dam that will displace their homes.
(Earthjustice Photo)
Article April 4, 2014

Urgency Grows in Panama as Dam Building Continues

The indigenous people had no voice in losing their land to the Barro Blanco dam.
Press Release February 20, 2014

Groups Appeal to UN to Halt Imminent Forced Evictions of Indigenous Ngöbe Families

Appeal to the UN seeks to stop eviction of Panamanian community
Press Release February 20, 2014

Organizaciones hacen un llamamiento a las Naciones Unidas a fin de detener el inminente desalojo forzoso de familias indígenas Ngöbe

Acción urgente busca detener el desalojo de una comunidad indígena en Panamá
document February 19, 2014

Barro Blanco Dam Eviction Appeal

Article September 23, 2013

Dams, Mines Threaten Indigenous Rights

document August 30, 2013

Barro Blanco Dam Amicus Brief

Press Release August 30, 2013

Groups Support Challenge to Dam Project in Panama for Violating Indigenous Rights

Amicus brief highlights unlawful consultation process
Press Release June 18, 2013

UN Asked to Investigate Human Rights Violations Caused by Panama’s Barro Blanco Dam

Call to halt the dam’s construction threatening the rights of indigenous people