A saltwater wedge climbing the Mississippi River threatens drinking water
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As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it
RANGELY, Colo.—The fossil fuel industry once boomed here. Oil pump jacks dot the landscape around the community and serve as ...
EPA river quality reports for 2022 show challenges of extreme drought, pollution
The extremes of weather the region has experienced in recent years have posed challenges to keeping area waterways clean, but ...
Climate change affects the Mississippi. But how much does the river contribute to it?
The ways climate change affects the Mississippi River have become undeniably more pronounced in recent years. Floods are lasting longer ...
The Federal Bureau of Reclamation Announces Reduced Water Cuts for Colorado River States
Federal officials announced Tuesday they would be easing water cuts on the Colorado River next year following a wet winter ...
Texas’ Brazos River, Captive and Contaminated
This is part of Drifting Toward Disaster, a Texas Observer series about life-changing challenges facing Texans and their rivers. One January day in ...
A Lake Mead’s worth of water has left the Colorado River over two decades, study says
Rising temperatures due to climate change have sapped more than 10 trillion gallons of water from the Colorado River over ...
Municipalities unite to address flooding along Massachusetts’ Charles River
The Charles River meanders through more than 20 towns and cities in eastern Massachusetts on its way to Boston Harbor. ...
A Giant Stingray in the Mekong River
Researchers may have solved a big mystery surrounding a very big fish.Around the world, freshwater fish are in trouble. That’s ...
A River Runs above Us
Article body copy In mid-November 2021, a great storm begins brewing in the central Pacific Ocean north of Hawai‘i. ...
