These US Rivers Are Endangered by Climate Change, Pollution. The Colorado, Snake, and Mobile Rivers top American Rivers’ 2022 list of the country’s most endangered waterways.

Phosphorus pollution is also a growing problem. Only 34.2 per cent of river stretches tested were rated in “good” condition for phosphorus, down from 52.8 per cent in 2004. Unfortunately, not ...

— -- Rivers across the United States are being threatened by pollution, poorly designed dams and the inability of local and state governments to come up with plans for important waterways ...

A new report reveals that half of U.S. rivers, including the Mississippi, Tijuana and Lower Rio Grande, are dangerously polluted, putting drinking water, wildlife and entire communities at risk.

A new threat emerges for US lakes and rivers. Your lawn or toilet may be partly to blame. 50 years after the Clean Water Act clamped down on industrial pollution and amid climate change's impact ...

The Tijuana River has been listed as the second most endangered river in the United States by American Rivers due to the ongoing cross-border pollution, which has caused health and environmental ...

A new report following the 34-day swim of the Tennessee River found that its microplastic levels measured worse than rivers in China and Europe.

At least our rivers don’t light on fire anymore. Inspired by a well-publicized fire on the Cuyahoga River in 1969, the passage of the Clean Water Act in the US led to huge reductions in water ...

About 55 percent of the water emanating from U.S. rivers is vulnerable to pollution, due to their lack of protections under the Clean Water Act, a new study has found. The Supreme Court last year r… ...

60% of Tennessee’s rivers too polluted to swim in, study finds by: Sierra Rains. Posted: ... However, water quality remains a major public health concern across much of the United States.