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It's the second year in a row the Colorado has topped the group's list, this time specifically for ecological threats in the Grand Canyon.

It's the second year in a row the Colorado has topped the group's list, this time specifically for ecological threats in the Grand Canyon.

Waterways can nourish or destroy acres of vineyards, and there has never been a more urgent need to find the balance between viticulture and nature.

A chemical plume that has so far killed more than 3,500 fish in streams around East Palestine, Ohio, has seeped into the Ohio River, leaving Louisville residents concerned about the safety of their drinking water and triggering shortages of bottled water. According to the Louisville Water Company, the city draws drinking water from both the Ohio River and groundwater. In nearby Cincinnati, water officials said while no detectable levels of the chemicals have been found, they will shut off Ohio River intake and rely on water reserves for a few days as the plume travels downstream. ...

As Wyoming and other Colorado River Basin states grapple with ways to keep a river more than 40 million people, agriculture and industry depend on flowing, Wall Street is tapping water scarcity to deliver steep profits. Gary Wockner, director of the group Save the Colorado, said hedge funds and other investors have acquired key parcels of land with water rights. In the early 2000s, Wockner pointed out, you could buy Colorado River water for about $8,000 dollars per acre foot. ...