A team of international researchers and educators has created an educational framework called River Literacy to help ...

An atmospheric river is poised to slam into the Eastern United States on Wednesday, bringing torrential rain, powerful winds and significant disruptions. The storm, which is forecast to intensify into ...

The Colorado River — the “American Nile” — winds from its headwaters high in the Rocky Mountains and down through the canyons and mesas of southeastern Utah before it reaches the Glen Canyon Dam, ...

Nationwide, more than 60% of the water we use comes from rivers, streams and lakes. For example, New York City gets 90% of its water from the Delaware Basin. Philadelphia gets almost 60%. These ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - More than 1 million people in the Tri-State get their tap water from the Ohio River. In addition to drinking water, the river is used for recreation too. But is that water safe?

The Tijuana River has for decades been plagued with pollution from Mexico, fouling beaches near the U.S.-Mexico border with raw sewage. The group American Rivers has ranked the Tijuana River the ...

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When organizers announced their plans for an open swim in the Chicago River in September, residents across the city raised their eyebrows. The days when the river was a dumping ground for the largest ...