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For 100 years, a dam trapped 3 million cubic yards of toxic mining waste in Montana. Engineers removed it; what happened to the river next was remarkableA century-old dam on Montana’s Clark Fork River trapped 3 million cubic yards of toxic mining waste, raising concerns about pollution and t...- In 2020, a Missouri Labrador disappeared after her family moved; Cleo travelled 57 miles back to the only house she still knewCleo, a lost dog, undertook an incredible 57-mile trek to an unknown home in Missouri, shedding light on theories surrounding canine naviga...
- In 2006, Illinois listed 10.69 miles of Cahokia Creek as impaired. 14 years later, Heartlands Conservancy's BMPs improved the stream, leading to delisting in 2020Cahokia Creek in Illinois was impaired due to severe streambank erosion and lack of vegetation. Heartlands Conservancy used grant funding t...
- In 2016, researchers restored 452 meters of Maryland's Muddy Creek with woodchips, sand and gravel. 2 years later, monitoring found suspended sediment fell 73.8%, improving stream functionMuddy Creek is a tributary of the Rhode River and flows through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, an important site for ecolog...
- In 2001, Denmark turned a 19-km straight river into a 26-km winding one, but decades later researchers found nature was still struggling to rebuild what humans had destroyedDenmark's Skjern River restoration has skillfully reshaped a once-straight channel back into a meandering waterway. This innovative initiat...
- The Wolves That Changed a River: What Yellowstone Taught ScientistsYellowstone's ecosystem is showing remarkable recovery following the reintroduction of gray wolves in 1995. Their presence has reshaped elk...
- Centre revives three long-stalled Yamuna dam projects to shore up Delhi’s water supplyThe Centre has revived three stalled dam projects on the Yamuna and its tributaries. These projects, Lakhwar, Renukaji, and Kishau, aim to ...
- Uttarakhand Tourism collaborates with Prime Focus Technologies to showcase the "Home of the Himalayas" to the world.
- China’s empire of money is reshaping lives across new Silk RoadIf Xi's ambitions become a reality, Beijing will cement its position at the center of a new world economic order.
- Assam Floods, an annual tragedy: A detailed reportFloods, and the destruction that comes with them, are an annual feature in Assam, so why can’t there be a better state of preparedness?
- Flood alert: 'Yamuna floodplains drastically narrowed'The signs are already there. In recent monsoon seasons, many areas in southeast Delhi have seen basements of buildings getting submerged un...
- Australia's Bellarine Peninsula & Great Ocean Road: Jaunt through the lesser known locales for mesmerizing imagesThe 12 Apostles rise majestically out of the Southern Ocean on Victoria’s coastline. Owing to erosion and wave activity, there are only eig...
- People come forward to save 'dying' river AlakaConstruction of check dams, arrest of sewer lines and clearing of encroachments would go a long way towards protecting the Alaka, adds Moha...
- Kosi river flows dangerouslArmy has been pressed on duty in Madhepura to evacuate the marooned even as chief minister Nitish Kumar appealed to people to shift to safe...
- The fabled land of Cymru or WalesThis delightful land unveils some of the most breathtaking natural, coastal wonders and unspoilt locales in the world.
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