Colorado River Tops America’s Most Endangered Rivers List

Environment News Service: "Dammed, diverted, and drained ... to a trickle" and facing another drought this summer, the Colorado River tops American Rivers` annual list of America`s Most Endangered Rivers, the nonprofit river advocacy group announced today. From its headwaters in Rocky Mountain National Park, the Colorado River flows for 1,450 miles through seven U.S. and two Mexican states, sustaining tens of millions of people as well as endangered fish and wildlife. With its dramatic canyons, including the Grand Canyon,......

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