Dossier
Hoover Dam
Coverage of Hoover Dam in the Nexus archive.
- East Bay mansion built by Kaiser Permanente founder who made the Hoover Dam bursts into flames
A fire broke out at the Lafayette Kaiser Estate in East Bay, a mansion built by Henry J. Kaiser's industrial empire, which was also responsible for constructing the Hoover Dam.
- Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff
The Hoover Dam faces significant hydropower capacity reductions as Lake Mead approaches a critical 1,035 feet elevation threshold. The Colorado River's struggle to meet demand threatens this decline, with the drop expected within the next year.