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Oceans & Clean Water

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.
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.
Humpback whale breach
Oceans & Clean Water

Should the Ocean Have Legal Rights?

Human activities have put the ocean in serious trouble. A bold, Rights of Nature-based proposal aims to turn the tide.
October 3, 2022
by
Tracy Keeling
Human activities have put the ocean in serious trouble. A bold, Rights of Nature-based proposal aims to turn the tide.
dam on river
Oceans & Clean Water

5 Big Threats to Rivers

Human activities have imperiled our waterways — along with almost one-third of freshwater fish and many other aquatic species.
September 23, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Human activities have imperiled our waterways — along with almost one-third of freshwater fish and many other aquatic species.
Coho salmon
Oceans & Clean Water

Set It Back: Moving Levees to Benefit Rivers, Wildlife and Communities

Removing dams is one thing, but thousands of levees also restrict rivers in the United States — and they’re not working as intended.
June 21, 2022
by
Josephine Woolington
Removing dams is one thing, but thousands of levees also restrict rivers in the United States — and they’re not working as intended.
Photo showing dam, spillway and reservoir
Oceans & Clean Water

Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs

Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action.
April 25, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action.
dam and reservoir
Oceans & Clean Water

California’s Reliance on Dams Puts Fish in Hot Water

Water releases from dams aren’t that good at mimicking natural conditions, a new study finds.
September 22, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Water releases from dams aren’t that good at mimicking natural conditions, a new study finds.
wetland in farm field
Oceans & Clean Water

Scientists Find New Way to Reduce Marine ‘Dead Zones’

Wetlands can help remove nutrient pollution causing low-oxygen “dead zones.” But how much benefit we reap depends a lot on placement, a new study finds. 
September 16, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Wetlands can help remove nutrient pollution causing low-oxygen “dead zones.” But how much benefit we reap depends a lot on placement, a new study finds. 
Aerial view of container ship
Oceans & Clean Water

3,000 Shipping Containers Fell Into the Pacific Ocean Last Winter

A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.
June 2, 2021
by
Tim Lydon
A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.

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