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The Colorado River – A 2025 Recap

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Title of The Colorado River – A 2025 Recap: "Life Depends on Rivers"

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I first visited the town of Ramseur, North Carolina, two years ago as part of a river restoration effort focused on removing an outdated and unsafe dam that had blocked the town’s otherwise vibrant Deep River. I was new to my role at American Rivers but had a strong connection to the state’s rivers and unique freshwater ecology, having spent the prior decade as an aquatic sci...


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On January 19, 2026, the Potomac Interceptor, a major sewer pipeline, collapsed along Clara Barton Parkway in Montgomery County, Maryland. The pipeline runs through the C&O Canal National Historical Park near the Potomac River, and the collapse caused the significant overflow of 200-300 million gallons of untreated wastewater into the Potomac River.

Crews instal...


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In 2023 and 2024, the Washington State Legislature acted with clear foresight, directing state agencies to evaluate options for maintaining water, energy, recreation, and transportation services in the absence of the four lower Snake River dams.

With the dams’ future long the subject of debate, investing in these studies is prudent. It means the Northwest will be in...


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The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and ‘60’s marked a turning point for how the United States confronted its past of racial oppression. In the decades following Reconstruction, the nation’s institutions and laws did little to address – and often reinforced – the racial segregation, violence, and disenfranchisement that had come to define Black American life. Civil rights...


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Restoring floodplains — the low-lying lands next to rivers — is one of the most effective ways to reduce flood risk to communities, strengthen ecosystems, and improve water resources.

Across the country, communities, Tribes, and land and resource managers are working to restore rivers and reconnect floodplains. As weather events grow more intense and unpredictable, ...


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