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Do Rivers Have Legal Rights? —Phyllis T., New Haven, CT “The river flows from the mountain to the sea. I am the river. The river is me.” —Māori proverb from the Whanganui iwi (tribe) n 2019, the Yurok Tribe granted personhood to Northern California’s Klamath River, giving the waterway the same legal rights as a human, — at least under tribal law. Credit: Bob Wick, BLM, FlickrCC. Native groups, environmental organizations, local residents, and all those who rely on a river’s healt...

By Mary Forgione When you email “The Goatfather” of goat surfing, he writes back: “Goat ahead and call me.” Pismo Beach surfer Dana McGregor has been teaching surfing and stand-up paddle boarding — with and without goats — for a decade. He started by taking his pet goat Goatee with him when he hit the waves. What’s it like to surf with a goat? “It’s quite a supernatural, like, out-of-this-world experience to be honest,” the 42-year-old said. This hilarious GoatFIT video sho...

Restoring Our Water Systems Should Be Top Priority for Biden Administration A recently completed bioretention project in Atlanta, Georgia, will help keep floodwaters out of surrounding neighborhoods. The Sintoses The Biden-Harris transition team identified COVID-19, economic recovery, racial equity and climate change as its top priorities. Rivers are the through-line linking all of them. The fact is, healthy rivers can no longer be separated into the “nice-to-have” column of environmental p...

Center for Biological Diversity Announces Lawsuit Filed to Stop New Oil Well, Pipeline in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument Published: Thursday, 17 December 2020 05:54 Carrizo Plain National Monument Spring Bloom Credit: Bob Wick, BLM Wilderness Specialist and Photographer December 17, 2020 - BAKERSFIELD, Calif.― Conservation groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration to reverse its approval of what would be the first new oil well and pipeline in Carrizo Plain Nati...