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Congress Grills Officials About the Potomac River Sewage Spill

Months after a collapsed pipe pushed nearly 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the river, residents say the area still smells.

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) questioned DC Water CEO David Gadis at the Wednesday hearing about the collapse of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line. Credit: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
An aerial view of Elephant Butte Reservoir along the Rio Grande near Truth or Consequences, N.M., in August 2022. Credit: Mitch Tobin/The Water Desk

Facing Drought and Low Snowpack, Rio Grande States Expect a ‘Challenging’ Year

By Martha Pskowski

Yuvelis Morales Blanco stands next to Colombia’s Magdalena River. Credit: Christian EscobarMora for the Goldman Environmental Prize

Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Protecting Colombia’s Magdalena River From Fracking

By Katie Surma

Dams along the Bronx River block the river herring’s path to its preferred spawning location, contributing to the fish’s population decline. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Dam Useless: Barriers Prevent a Migratory Fish from Reproducing

By Lauren Dalban

Colorado River water flows through a canal supplying irrigation to farms in Loma, Colo. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Colorado River Water Is Too Cheap, Particularly for Agricultural Users

By Wyatt Myskow

Representatives from Audubon Southwest collect data along the dry Rio Grande at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, N.M. Credit: Paul Tashjian

What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems

By Tina Deines

Ecuadoreans gather at a polling center in Manglaralto on Sunday to vote on a referendum proposed by President Daniel Noboa to overhaul Ecuador’s constitution. Credit: Marcos Pin/AFP via Getty Images

Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution

By Katie Surma

StarPet operates a 1.3 million-square-foot factory on 30 acres along Pineview Road in Asheboro, N.C. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

N.C. Has Allowed a Likely Carcinogen Into Three Rivers Serving 900,000 People

By Lisa Sorg

Hundreds of Alabamians flock to the Cahaba River each year during peak blooming season. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

A Song for the Cahaba River

By Lee Hedgepeth

Some streams and rivers in Alaska’s remote Brooks Mountain Range are turning orange. Researchers think melting permafrost may be the culprit. Credit: Josh Koch/USGS

Q&A: What’s in the Water of Alaska’s Rusting Rivers, and What’s Climate Change Got to Do With it?

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

A man uses a spear to deter pink dolphins as they attempt to snatch fish from the fishermen's nets, often resulting in the damaging the nylon tools. Credit: Dado Galdieri/Hilaea Media

A River in Flux

By Daniel Grossman

The smokestacks of Dow and other petrochemical plants dominate the skyline in the lower Brazos River watershed around Freeport, Texas. Credit: Meridith Kohut for The Texas Observer.

Texas’ Brazos River, Captive and Contaminated

By Delger Erdenesanaa, the Texas Observer

Nick Dornak, the president of the nonprofit group Friends of the Brazos River canoes the John Graves Scenic Riverway during a photo shoot with his 11-year-old daughter Emery. His father-in-law, Ed Lowe founded Friends of the Brazos and led the years long fight for legislation to protect this section of the river from industrial polluters. Credit: Meridith Kohut for The Texas Observer

Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos

By Kathryn Jones, Texas Observer

A sign warning of a no swim advisory warns visitors at Lido Beach on Aug. 26, 2018 in Sarasota, Florida. Credit: Eve Edelheit for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Warming Trends: Smelly Beaches in Florida Deterred Tourists, Plus the Dearth of Climate Change in Pop Culture and Threats to the Colorado River

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Runoff in a cropfield

Nitrous Oxide, a Greenhouse Gas, Now 3 Times Higher in Rivers

By Lisa Song

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