Thursday, April 18, 2013

Help the Colorado River Reach the Blue Beckoning Sea


Announcing America’s Most Endangered Rivers Of 2013

Colorado River through the Grand Canyon | © Amy Kober
For thirty years, our America’s Most Endangered Rivers report has highlighted urgent threats to rivers and has spurred the public to take action. Through the report, we have helped sound the alarm on hundreds of rivers, saving them from threats like pollution and new dams.
The river at the top of the 2013 list, announced today, is the Colorado River – a river that is so dammed, diverted, and drained that it dries to a trickle before reaching the sea. ...