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The most polluted rivers in America - and the states that are finally doing something about it
America has more than three million miles of rivers and streams. That's an almost incomprehensible expanse of flowing water, and yet half of rivers in the U.S. contain unsafe levels of pollution, ...
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Rivers is today announcing America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026 in the national organization's 41st annual report. With over 80 percent of our ...
Pittsburg State University biologist James Whitney searches for mussels in the Spring River. Mussels and wildlife are making a comeback in this river with the ongoing cleanup of heavy metals left by ...
Two of North Carolina’s waterways made the list of American Rivers’ Most Endangered Rivers. The Lumber, or Lumbee, River in eastern North Carolina ranked No. 4 on the list due to PFAS and agricultural ...
A foamy, turbulent section of the Tijuana River near Saturn Boulevard in San Diego’s South Bay. (File photo courtesy of Beatriz Klimeck) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for ...
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