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Founded in 1959, the membership group Trout Unlimited has changed the culture of fly-fishing and mobilized members to support conservation. Could its approach work for other social problems?
In Sackett v. EPA, a suit filed by two homeowners who filled in wetlands on their property, the Supreme Court has drastically narrowed the definition of which wetlands qualify for federal protection.
The Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 session with a high-profile case that has major implications for both wildlife and landowners.
A staggering 85% of the world’s chalk streams are found in England.
Salmon migrate thousands of miles from inland streams to the ocean and back. The newly enacted infrastructure bill includes funding to help salmon and other wild species on their way.
Groundwater was once thought to buffer streams from warming, but an inexpensive new technique shows streams fed by shallow groundwater may be just as susceptible as those without.
A recent US study found tyre chemicals were polluting rivers and poisoning migratory salmon.
New research published in the journal Nature reveals that more than 1.2 million flow barriers exist on European rivers and that approximately 10% are obsolete.
Mayflies and stone flies are extremely vulnerable to water pollution, which has implications for the larger food chain.
The salt in the sea has built up over billions of years – but it wouldn’t have got there without freshwater rivers and streams.
The Trump administration wants to end federal protection under the Clean Water Act for many small streams and wetlands. But as a geoscientist explains, these are critical parts of large river systems.
Pharmaceuticals were found in every invertebrate sampled from six Melbourne streams - including a waterway in a national park.
When people form local networks to take care of resources such as drinking water, they strengthen their communities. Technology can support these efforts and promote learning and innovation.
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Honorary Fellow in Environmental Sciences, Swansea University
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Research Fellow, School of Chemistry, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Professor of Entomology and Curator of the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Management, Grand Valley State University
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Professor in River Ecology, Nottingham Trent University
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Biosciences, University of Southampton
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UNESCO Chair River Culture/Fleuves et Patrimoine, Université de Tours
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Geosciences, Colorado State University
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Associate professor in management, The University of Melbourne
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Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Science & Policy, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organization, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD Candidate in Ecology, Nottingham Trent University
