E&E News. (2023, September 20). Hydropower delays pose grid threat as permits lapse. Retrieved January 27th, from 

https://www.eenews.net/articles/hydropower-delays-pose-grid-threat-as-permits-lapse/

 

There have been over a dozen major hydroelectric projects in the past ten years that have been waiting for permits so that they can be built. Due to how long this process is taking, there is uncertainty about the future of clean energy for the planet, especially due to the increase of climate change and planet temperature. If these projects are continuously delayed or the permits for these projects expire, then it could mean problems for how reliable the power grid can be. Because hydroelectricity is a very large and important source of renewable energy then taking dams away and or not adding new ones could potentially risk losing lots of power that can be used by humans for any reasons necessary. It could also very well affect areas that have a very high reliance on this type of renewable energy. Taking away these sources could possibly leave some places in a very poor position. It says that these dams are needed so that California and the world as a whole can slash emissions.  

 

This article talks about the current issues that are going on with hydroelectric dams and the energy that is being collected from them. This is related to environmental science because we are talking about climate change and require ways to produce cleaner energy and lower emissions so that we can try and attempt to slow, stop, or reverse the effects that it is and will have on our planet. We have also before talked about how dams can be very environmentally unfriendly and that’s why some don’t like them as well as why people want them discontinued and or removed because of how they are impacting the environment and even ecosystems around them.