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The Blackwater River, which flows more than 30 miles through West Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, ranks among the top 10 most endangered rivers in the nation, according to a new report. The river is threatened by a proposed four-lane highway construction project which would cross all of its headwater streams. Judy Rodd, executive director of the group Friends of Blackwater, said Corridor H would involve building a bridge in an area honeycombed with old mines and explains the construction could compromise decades-old work to actively treat the water in the North Fork of the Blackwater impacte...

A new, high-tech wastewater treatment incinerator, used in only a few states, is on the wish list for one Michigan city. Former state Representative - now Mayor of Warren - Lori Stone is asking her former colleagues in the Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Subcommittee for up to $100 million to upgrade her city's wastewater treatment system. Warren's current plant was built in 1957 and serves over 137,000 residents. ...

Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on the Utah-Arizona border.

We have adapted to less water availability and will continue to seek ways to continue to be wise stewards of our Colorado River.

Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on the Utah-Arizona border.