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Hundreds of Utah County residents are signing up to stop trash before it reaches the Jordan River in a free monthly cleanup event. The March 14 gathering in Saratoga Springs gives families an easy way to protect 50 miles of vital watershed.
Hundreds of Utah residents are signing up to clean streets and storm drains before trash reaches the Jordan River, proving small actions create big environmental wins. The March 14 cleanup is part of a year-round movement turning neighbors into watershed heroes.
The River Wye just became the first river in the UK to receive cross-border legal rights protecting it from pollution. The historic charter gives the 155-mile waterway the right to flow naturally, support biodiversity, and even have its own voice in official meetings.
Wisconsin speedskater Jordan Stolz, fresh off winning three medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, will join Packers quarterback Jordan Love on the mound for opening day. The two Jordans are giving fans an unforgettable start to baseball season.
A river once so polluted it was nearly lifeless is now a thriving ecosystem thanks to decades of conservation work. The Ottawa River Coalition is sharing lessons from one of the Midwest's most dramatic environmental comebacks.
For nearly four decades, the small town of Bluffton, South Carolina has rallied neighbors every September to clean up the May River, the waterway that defines their community. This year's event on September 19 continues a tradition that's part of the state's largest single-day water cleanup effort. #
What started as hauling washing machines out of Indiana's White River has transformed into picking up bottles and cans, proof that decades of volunteer cleanups are working. The annual community effort brings together paddlers, city workers, and neighbors to keep the state's largest river trash-free.
A motion-activated camera captured a river otter swimming along the Bronx River last June, marking the first sighting in the borough in a century. The discovery signals that decades of cleanup efforts are finally transforming one of New York City's most polluted waterways into thriving wildlife habitat.
Thirteen beloved UK swimming spots, including a historic stretch of the River Thames, are being considered for official bathing water status that would trigger stricter pollution monitoring and force water companies to clean up their act. Local swimmers who've been diving into these rivers for years could soon have legal protection and guaranteed water quality testing.
A revolutionary barrier system will intercept plastic waste in one of the Philippines' most polluted rivers before it reaches Manila Bay. The Dutch nonprofit believes stopping ocean plastic starts upstream, where just 1,000 rivers carry 80% of the world's river-to-ocean pollution.
Jordan just locked in a billion-dollar deal to build its first major green ammonia plant, powered entirely by solar energy. By 2030, this facility could cut 200,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually while creating jobs and positioning Jordan as a clean energy leader in the Middle East.
Six people are safe tonight after Atlanta Fire Rescue pulled off a daring river rescue on the Chattahoochee. When recreational plans turned dangerous, trained responders jumped into action.
Desert rivers in Utah were barely surviving drought conditions until researchers had a wild idea: relocate beavers to engineer a comeback. Six years later, the Price River is thriving with kayakers, fish, and a booming recreation economy.
For 20 years, volunteers called the Mudcrabs have been restoring Sydney's Cooks River from one of Australia's most polluted waterways into thriving wildlife habitat. Their grassroots efforts are now recognized as the driving force behind the river's remarkable transformation.
Low water levels on the Chippewa River are leaving mussels high and dry, so a Wisconsin nature preserve is rallying volunteers to help save these unsung heroes of clean water. It's a simple act that protects creatures that work tirelessly to keep our rivers healthy.
A conservation researcher in Australia is listing the Martuwarra Fitzroy River as the lead author on her scientific publications, challenging Western views of knowledge and honoring Indigenous traditions. The river even has its own research identifier, with seven papers published so far.
Volunteers transformed Rotary Park in Moorhead by planting 300 native trees along the Red River's banks in a single day. The annual community event protects the river from erosion while creating shade for people and wildlife.
Australia's River Murray is flowing with three times more water than last year, bringing turtles, fish, and hope back to South Australia. The unexpected winter rains have transformed the struggling river into a thriving ecosystem once again.
A 290-kilometer river in Bihar, choked by silt for decades and declared nearly dead, is flowing again thanks to a grassroots movement. Barren fields along the Baya River have turned green for the first time in years.
A river once so polluted it burst into flames is now home to over 20 fish species after a $1 billion cleanup. Atlantic salmon, bass, and rare bowfin have returned to Toronto's Don River for the first time in living memory.
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