The top 10 most endangered rivers in America have been pushed to the brink by worsening droughts, human-made dams, coal-ash contamination and the climate crisis.
The Colorado River — which provides drinking water, irrigation and electricity for more than 40 million people in the West — is the most endangered river in the United States this year, according to the nonprofit conservation group American Rivers.
From the Pacific Northwest to Alabama, American Rivers ranked the top 10 most endangered rivers across the country — crises brought on by worsening droughts, human-made dams and coal-ash contamination. The Colorado River's outdated water management practices have been worsened by climate change, pushing the river into the No. 1 slot, the group said.Matt Rice, the group's director of the Colorado Basin Program, said that the climate crisis is really the theme of this year's report.
The Mobile River — the third-most endangered — is threatened by coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal for electricity. American Rivers reports that heavy metals and other contaminants are seeping into groundwater around the Mobile River from nearby power plants. Studies have linked these heavy metals to cancer, lung disease and birth defects.Additionally, the Mississippi River, which touches nine states from the Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, ranked No.
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