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Beavers build first Exmoor dam in 400 years
The National Trust says the dam in Somerset "might look modest, but it is incredibly special".
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Australia has an ugly legacy of denying water rights to Aboriginal people. Not much has changed
Across the NSW portion of the Murray-Darling Basin, Aboriginal people make up almost 10% of the population. Yet they hold a mere 0.2% of all available surface water.
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When dams cause more problems than they solve, removing them can pay off for people and nature
Across the United States, dams generate hydroelectric power, store water for drinking and irrigation, control flooding and create recreational opportunities such as slack-water boating and waterskiing.
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Beavers cut flooding and pollution and boost wildlife populations
Five-year study of animals in Devon finds measurable benefits to wildlife and people
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Living tree bridges in India stand strong for hundreds of years
The entwined roots of Indian rubber trees form bridges that—unlike steel structures—grow more durable with time.
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China dumps 200 million cubic metres of waste in sea after drive to stop throwing it in rivers
More than 200 million cubic metres of waste found floating off Chinese shores last year
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This Trash Eating Boat Can Clean Up The Rivers
Today we are facing so many environmental problems out of which one is water pollution. We are throwing away all the garbage directly into our lakes, rivers and oceans. We just can’t imagine how much waste is already present in our water bodies and therefore in the end we have to rely on new technologies and devices which can help us in cleaning our lakes and oceans.
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Glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests, scientists find
‘Total surprise’ discovery overturns conventional understanding of rivers
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The Frightening Spread of Toxic Algae
Climate change is accelerating the spread of lethal algal blooms in American waterways—with devastating results for humans and animals alike.
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‘It’s All Driven by Salmon:’ The Push to Protect the Pitt River
The Coquitlam area river and its tributaries are under attack. But advocates are working to repair the damage.
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This US heartland has been flooded for five months. Does anyone care?
About half a million acres of land in the rural Yazoo backwater area in Missisippi is underwater, a devastating blow for a poor region where agriculture is the economy’s lifeblood
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Cuyahoga River is reborn 50 years after fire (vintage photos)
Cuyahoga River rises from the ashes and the jokes 50 years after the fire.
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Smoke on the Water: What We Can Learn 50 Years After Cleveland's Apocalyptic Burning River
In June 1969, a fire on Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River—the last in a series of big blazes spanning decades—spurred the government to make sweeping environmental changes that altered the course of the country. By Vince Guerrieri.
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Many of the world’s rivers are flush with dangerous levels of antibiotics
Antibiotic pollution can fuel drug resistance in microbes. A global survey of rivers finds unsafe levels of antibiotics in 16 percent of sites.
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World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics'
Largest global study finds the drugs in two-thirds of test sites in 72 countries
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Ukraine's Dnieper River Is Like A Work of Art From Space
Astronaut Tim Kopra is currently orbiting Earth as part of the Expedition 36 and 37 missions, and snapped this fantastic image of Ukraine’s Dnieper River as he passed overhead last night.
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One-third of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing, new analysis finds
Just over one-third of the world’s 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, according to a new study published May 8 in Nature. Dams and reservoirs are drastically reducing the diverse benefits that healthy rivers provide to people and nature across the globe.
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Two-thirds of the world’s longest rivers no longer run free
About two-thirds of the world’s longest rivers are no longer free flowing, compromising their ability to move sediment, facilitate fish migration, and perform other vital ecosystem services, according to a new study. And with more than 3700 large dams in the works, the future of free-flowing waterways looks even bleaker, researchers say.
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A Voice For Nature
The Whanganui River in New Zealand is a legal person. A nearby forest is too. Soon, the government will grant a mountain legal personhood as well. Here's how it happened, and what it may mean.
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Ottawa River flood levels smash records | CBC News
According to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, the river is at record-breaking levels in Lac Coulonge, east of Pembroke, Ont., Arnprior, Ont., and Ottawa. Records for those areas date back to 1985 and 1950.
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