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Articles for: Clean Water

  • Pipes dumping sewage into the C&O Canal, Maryland | Gary Belan
    February 27, 2026

    The Funding Tool That Can Help Fix America’s Water Infrastructure and Prevent Future Failures like the Potomac Interceptor

  • 1952 Cuyahoga River Fire, Ohio | Cleveland State University Library
    February 24, 2026

    The Testimony of a Mayor – and a River

  • Dogtooth Bend, Mississippi River, Illinois | Mitch Paine Photography
    February 20, 2026

    What is the Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act?

  • C&O Canal, Maryland | Gary Belan
    February 19, 2026

    The Catastrophe on the Potomac Is A Stark Warning to Cities Delaying Water Infrastructure Upgrades

  • Upper Shope Fork, North Carolina | Phillip Bumpers
    January 30, 2026

    New Report: Protecting Small Streams, Wetlands, and Seasonal Channels Protects Rivers  

  • Rio Grande, Colorado | National Park Service
    December 19, 2025

    10 Big Wins for Rivers in 2025

  • Boise River, Idaho | Idaho Rivers United, Nic Nelson
    December 17, 2025

    Water Wins Big On Election Day

  • Colorado River, Colorado | Sinjin Eberle
    December 11, 2025

    Historic Step Forward to Secure Environmental Flows in the Colorado River 

  • Warner Wetlands, Oregon | Greg Shine, BLM
    November 26, 2025

    Our Four Biggest Concerns with the Trump Administration’s Proposed WOTUS Rule

  • Mississippi River | Mitch Paine Photography
    November 26, 2025

    Where the Water Goes, the Birds Follow: How FEMA’s Flood Programs Shape Wetlands for Waterfowl

  • Log Meadow, Sierra Nevada, California | Evan Wolf
    November 18, 2025

    Rediscovering the Lost Meadows of California’s Sierra Nevada

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