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Wisconsin Examiner American Rivers ranks the Raccoon River as the ninth-most-endangered in the country. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Des Moines Water Works will face a “catastrophe” unless Iowa finds a way to reduce farm pollution in the Raccoon River, which last week was named as one of the nation’s most endangered, the utility’s CEO said. “It is clear, given the ammonia, phosphorus, and thousands of pounds of nitrogen that flow past our treatment p...

This Massachusetts river is among the top 10 most endangered in the country, called ‘poster child’ for outdated water system Updated 5:54 AM; Today 5:54 AM In Ipswich, outdated laws are keeping much of the watershed from being subject to regulation, officials said. Around 80% of the roughly 30 million gallons of water that is withdrawn from the river every day for human use is exported and "gone forever," according to Wayne Castonguay, executive director of the Ipswich River Watershed Ass...

The people most impacted are also leading efforts to save their rivers and lands. April 13, 2021 The threats facing America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2021 aren’t just threats to rivers and the environment. They are threats to people – to human health, safety and survival.  On Georgia’s South River (#4), predominantly Black neighborhoods are disproportionately impacted by sewage pollution. On New Mexico’s Pecos River (#5), Indigenous and Latino communities would be some ...

Snake River in U.S. Pacific Northwest named most endangered by environmental group

The mouth of the Ipswich River. (Courtesy Ipswich River Watershed Association) The Ipswich River winds along 45 miles of northeastern Massachusetts, through hardwood forests and marshy floodplains, from the town of Burlington to Plum Island Sound. Its known as one of the best rivers in New England for trout fishing, and it also supplies drinking water to more than 350,000 people. But stretches of the river have run bone dry in recent years, killing fish, damaging ecosystems and threatening the ...

Snake River Is Named Most Endangered River of 2021 The Weather Channel 2 hrs ago Jan Wesner Childs The Snake River is the "most endangered" river in the United States, according to the environmental group American Rivers. The group, which has released its annual list of the 10 most fragile riverways each year since 1998, cited four federal dams, climate change and poor water quality as the biggest threats to the river. “No river is in more need of bold, urgent action than th...

Apr. 13—IPSWICH — A national conservation group has named the Ipswich River one of the 10 most endangered rivers in the country, saying the region's major source of drinking water faces a "grave threat" from excessive water withdrawals. The group, American Rivers, blamed the problem on a confusing system of state regulation that exempts several communities from conservation rules. The system ...

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3 quick escapes that can add a little fun and adventure to your life this winter These destinations offer beauty and recreation, and a brief relief from the day-to-day. By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe Correspondent,Updated January 13, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Email to a Friend deCordova Museum and Sculpture Gardens Sure, travel remains restricted, but there’s good news, too: You don’t have to go far to achieve a vacation state-of-mind. A slew of studies confirms that taking time away fr...