The Magazine of The Sierra Club
These Residents Want a Swimmable Chicago River
Pollution hampers efforts to clean up urban rivers as swimmers seek more recreation opportunities
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Invasive Carp Are Surging in the Mississippi River. Will People and Pets Eat Them?
The US market for fish is a tough one
Hellbenders in Paradise
A first-of-its-kind project brings down a dam with an eye toward a vulnerable salamander
How Much Longer Can Glen Canyon Dam Last?
Damage to its aging infrastructure raises questions about its ability to release water in a drier future
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Stars Align for Salmon Restoration on the Upper Columbia River
Generous funding from the White House speeds up the process by decades
The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’s White River
Once considered one of the most polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback?
How to Restore a Watershed in the Southwest
These community organizers are finding nature knows best when it comes to healing New Mexico’s waterways
Native Welder Crafts Artwork to Help Free the Snake River Salmon
A steel sculpture will be the centerpiece of a Pacific Northwest tour calling on the US government to honor its treaties with Indigenous nations
When Extreme Atmospheric Rivers, Storms, and Floods Become the Norm
In an era of increasing weather whiplash between floods and droughts, can we learn to embrace the rains?
Dams Blocked Fish Migrations in These Alabama Rivers for Decades
Now the rivers may once again flow freely into the Gulf of Mexico
