Certain groups of animals are declining at an alarming rate—and none more so than those living in freshwater. This year’s...
Why river floodplains are key to preserving nature and biodiversity in western USA
Gravel bed rivers and their floodplains are vital to local ecosystems and their ability to adapt to climate change. sandybrownjensen/flickr,...
WWF Report Explores Rivers’ Less Valued Benefits
26 August 2018: WWF has published a report that highlights the capacity of healthy rivers to help mitigate natural disasters,...
Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes, contaminating new food chains
Photo: Mosquitoes leave the water and take microplastics with them. Shaun Wilkinson/Shutterstock There is no doubt that plastic pollution in...
Hurricane Florence breaches manure lagoon, coal ash pit in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Flooded rivers from Florence’s drenching rains have swamped coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution...