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Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos

Development is threatening the “River of the Arms of God” from end to end.

By Kathryn Jones, 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
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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