Nonprofit Diverts an Ocean Plastic Tide, Removing 2 Million Pounds of Trash From Waterways
The TerraCycle Foundation reached a milestone, having removed over 2 million pounds of plastic waste from rivers, canals, and waterways.
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Incredible New Image Captures Evidence of Once-Flowing River on Mars
Taken above an ancient river system in the Aeolis Planum region, the incredible pictures conjure images of a very different Martian surface.
Sea Otters Returned to a Degraded Coastline Ate Enough Crabs to Restore Balance and Cut Erosion by 90%
Against all odds, a distressed California coastal ecosystem is on the mend, thanks to the insatiable appetite sea otters have for marsh crabs.
76,000 Gold and Silver Artifacts Recovered from Chinese River Charts Infamous 17th Century Warlord's Conquests
At the meeting of the Jin and Min rivers, the warlord's fleet was attacked, and Zhang lost his treasury worth 8.8 million pounds of silver.
California City Sees Explosion in Spawning Salmon Population in San Jose After 10 Years of Habitat Cleanup
Creeks in San Jose like Los Gatos and Guadalupe nearly lost their native salmon populations as trash piled up on the gravel beds.
Abandoned Ohio Golf Course Being Rewilded into Public Land with Native Fish and Wildlife Returning
Golf courses around the country are being closed faster than they're being opened, and the acreage of the fairway is often reclaimed by nature
50 Years After Ohio River Caught Fire and Sparked a Movement, It Has Become Poster Child for Transformation
It has been fifty years since the polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire for the final time – and now, it is totally unrecognizable from its former state.
Once Left For Dead, The Aral Sea Is Now Brimming With Life Thanks to Global Collaboration
The World Bank's Kokaral dam project has raised water levels and replenished fish in the North Aral Sea, reviving Kazakhstan fishing towns.
Iraq's "Garden of Eden" Wetlands Has Finally Been Restored After Saddam's Destruction
Fifteen years after nearly being annihilated by Saddam Hussein, almost half of Iraqí¢â¬â¢s fabled marshlands of Mesopotamia, considered by some to be the original Garden of Eden, have been restored with water and wildlife.
Two South African Women Take On Mission to Tackle Plastic Along One of Worst Rivers For Ocean-Bound Pollution
Two South African women and their Sunshine Cleaning volunteer group are cleaning up river banks in Blue Downs near Cape Town, to keep plastic out of oceans.
Two Sturgeons Caught in Georgia River Delight Conservations Who Feared Prehistoric Fish to Be Extinct in Europe
Two juvenile ship sturgeon, a critically endangered species, were found in the Rioni River in Georgia offering hope to conservationists they can be saved.
Endangered Trout May Soon Return to Los Angeles
A restoration project of the famous LA River, the set of famous Hollywood car chases, aims to welcome back endangered southern CA steelhead.
Nothing Restores a River or Local Economy Like Removing a Dam
American Rivers, a non-profit that works to restore America's waterways to their natural state, has torn down 69 dams in 2020 alone.
Photo of Paralyzed Man Cleaning Plastic From India River Goes Viral - And He's Showered With Gifts to Better His Life
Rajappan goes out in his boat every day to clean up plastic bottles. Now the Indian PM has praised his work, thanks to Nandu Ks's photo.
Pollution in the Mississippi River Has Plummeted Since The 1980s, New Study Says
LSU researchers poured over 100 years of water quality data to see just how much the 1972 Clean Water Act has helped the Mississippi River.
China Passes Landmark Law Protecting the Yangtze - One of China's 'Mother Rivers'
New Chinese laws protecting the environmental and biological integrity of the Yangtze, China's Mother River, go into effect March 1st
Volunteers Remove 9,200-lbs. of Trash From One of the Dirtiest Rivers in the US
In a weekend cleanup, volunteers with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful dug out 9,200 pounds of trash from the banks of the Tennessee River.
Salmon Spawning for the First Time in 80 Years in the Upper Columbia River
For the first time in 80 years, salmon are spawning again on Colville Tribal Reservation on the Sanpoil River, in the Columbia River System.
World's Longest Wildlife Bridge Could Cross the Mississippi, So 'Buffalo Can Roam'
The Bison Bridge Foundation is trying to turn an I-80 bridge over the Mississippi into the largest wildlife crossing on earth.
Strangers Track Down Writer Who Launched Message in a Bottle Nearly a Century Ago
When Jennifer Dowker found an ancient message in a bottle, she knew she had to reunite it with the author's family.
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