Photo: Sections of the Little Colorado River in northern Arizona are ephemeral, flowing most frequently during the spring to accommodate...
Should Rivers Have Rights? A Growing Movement Says It’s About Time
Inspired by indigenous views of nature, a movement to grant a form of legal “personhood” to rivers is gaining some...
California Adopts Landmark River Plan to Bring Back Salmon
Photo: California is debating the future of the Merced River and others. (Steve Payer/California Department of Water Resources) [Pub. date:...
Northwest dams agree to spill more water to help salmon, orcas survive
The survival of Puget Sound’s orca population depends on the migration of endangered Chinook salmon. (USFWS) (Courthouse News) Dam operators...
Where’s The Fresh Water Going?
Freshwater Is Disappearing; Can Technology Save Us? Fresh water is the most important resource for human life on earth. People...