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Oceans & Clean Water

Logjam in river surrounded by green trees.
Oceans & Clean Water

Making Shift Happen: Momentum Grows for New Thinking About River Restoration 

An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West.
May 8, 2023
by
Juliet Grable
An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West.
Oceans & Clean Water

Coral Reefs Are in Crisis. Could a Controversial Idea Help?

To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration.
April 26, 2023
by
Melissa Gaskill
To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration.
Aerial view of dam blocking river and water coming out spillway below.
Oceans & Clean Water

Could California’s Next Dam Removal Take Place on This Endangered River?

Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.
April 19, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.
Trees and grasses growing from wetland
Oceans & Clean Water

Standing Up for Freshwater Biodiversity

We rely on freshwater plants and animals for clean water, food, recreation and other needs. And yet they’re often overlooked in conservation.
March 29, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
We rely on freshwater plants and animals for clean water, food, recreation and other needs. And yet they’re often overlooked in conservation.
Aerial view of dam wall.
Oceans & Clean Water

The World’s Dams Are Filling Up — But Not With Water

Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation and flood control.
March 15, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation and flood control.
Oceans & Clean Water

Restoring the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta: Reversing a Century of Colombian Tragedy

Can science and tradition finally help heal the region’s peoples and bring balance to its biodiversity-rich waters and mangrove forests?
February 16, 2023
by
Daniel Henryk Rasolt
Can science and tradition finally help heal the region’s peoples and bring balance to its biodiversity-rich waters and mangrove forests?
Two researchers hold net in water, one carried bucket along the river.
Oceans & Clean Water

Klamath Countdown: Researchers Hustle Before Largest Dam-Removal Project Begins 

To anticipate the impacts of a historic river restoration, we need to understand how salmon, bats, insects, algae and other parts of the ecosystem are behaving today.
February 13, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
To anticipate the impacts of a historic river restoration, we need to understand how salmon, bats, insects, algae and other parts of the ecosystem are behaving today.
Water rushes between two shores.
Oceans & Clean Water

One River Dies, Another Is Born

In north Brazil, the combined effects of a hydroelectric dam and earth-shifting livestock have altered the landscape — and upended peoples’ lives.
January 17, 2023
by
Daniel Grossman
In north Brazil, the combined effects of a hydroelectric dam and earth-shifting livestock have altered the landscape — and upended peoples’ lives.
Dam across river
Oceans & Clean Water

Europe’s Surprising Record of Dam Removals

A growing movement across the continent is working to remove thousands of barriers and restore some of the world’s most fragmented rivers.
November 30, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
A growing movement across the continent is working to remove thousands of barriers and restore some of the world’s most fragmented rivers.
Oceans & Clean Water

Why Scientists Are Rallying to Save Ponds

Humble ponds have a key role to play in fighting climate change and aiding conservation — but only if we protect them.
November 7, 2022
by
Jack McGovan
Humble ponds have a key role to play in fighting climate change and aiding conservation — but only if we protect them.

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