/news/tags/gorge-dam Gorge dam en-US Copyright Tue, 20 May 2025 09:17:00 GMT /environment-energy/2025-05-20/gorge-dam-project-moving-forward-with-sediment-removal-this-fall The removal of the Gorge Dam is entering the next phase, with Summit Metro Parks expecting to close areas of the Gorge Metro Park June 2, according to the park system. Tue, 20 May 2025 09:17:00 GMT /environment-energy/2025-05-20/gorge-dam-project-moving-forward-with-sediment-removal-this-fall Abigail Bottar /environment-energy/2023-10-25/gorge-dam-removal-moving-forward-with-more-than-100-million-project-agreement Partners in the Gorge Dam removal project signed an agreement Wednesday to move forward on the dam's removal. That removal will reveal a waterfall that's been covered for more than 100 years. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 02:19:28 GMT /environment-energy/2023-10-25/gorge-dam-removal-moving-forward-with-more-than-100-million-project-agreement Abigail Bottar /news/environment-energy/2022-12-06/summit-metro-parks-takes-first-steps-in-gorge-dam-removal-project The project began Monday with the removal of trees in a former de facto dumpsite at Cascade Valley Metro Park which will be used to hold approximately 900,000 cubic meters of contaminated sediment that rests behind the Gorge Dam in the Cuyahoga River. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:18:41 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-12-06/summit-metro-parks-takes-first-steps-in-gorge-dam-removal-project Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2022-12-03/ohio-will-contribute-25-million-towards-gorge-dam-removal The project will remove the last remaining dam on the lower Cuyahoga River. The dam's removal will restore more than a mile of river access for community use, while also reestablishing fish and wildlife habitat and could be complete by 2026. Sat, 03 Dec 2022 18:32:29 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-12-03/ohio-will-contribute-25-million-towards-gorge-dam-removal Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2022-11-01/next-steps-shared-on-gorge-dam-demolition Community members received an update on the project to remove the Gorge Dam last night. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:34:40 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-11-01/next-steps-shared-on-gorge-dam-demolition Abigail Bottar /news/community/2020-07-22/morning-headlines-ohio-house-speaker-4-others-arrested-in-bribery-case-firstenergy-stocks-tumble Here are your morning headlinesfor Wednesday, July 22:Ohio House Speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery caseFirstEnergy, Energy Harbor stocks tumble… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:12:27 GMT /news/community/2020-07-22/morning-headlines-ohio-house-speaker-4-others-arrested-in-bribery-case-firstenergy-stocks-tumble Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/environment-energy/2020-07-21/great-lakes-restoration-initiative-gives-grant-to-akron-to-remove-gorge-dam The city of Akron is getting a $1 million grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to help pay for removing the Gorge Dam from the Cuyahoga… Tue, 21 Jul 2020 22:54:19 GMT /news/environment-energy/2020-07-21/great-lakes-restoration-initiative-gives-grant-to-akron-to-remove-gorge-dam Abigail Bottar /news/environment-energy/2019-05-28/the-cuyahoga-rivers-most-dangerous-dam-will-soon-be-coming-down Editor's Note: This story was originally published on May 2, 2019.One of the last remaining dams on the Cuyahoga River will soon be coming down.The… Tue, 28 May 2019 19:51:36 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-05-28/the-cuyahoga-rivers-most-dangerous-dam-will-soon-be-coming-down Jeff St. Clair /news/environment-energy/2019-04-10/officials-seek-public-input-during-gorge-dam-removal While the design phase moves forward on the removal of the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River, efforts are also underway to ensure residents have their… Thu, 11 Apr 2019 03:21:55 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-04-10/officials-seek-public-input-during-gorge-dam-removal Jennifer Conn /news/environment-energy/2019-04-10/plan-unveiled-to-bring-down-the-gorge-dam-by-2023 A plan is now in place to bring down the Gorge Dam in the next four years.Officials presented the plan with a timeline to a crowd at the Cuyahoga Falls… Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:13:19 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-04-10/plan-unveiled-to-bring-down-the-gorge-dam-by-2023 Jennifer Conn