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"America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2025" highlights threats to 10 U.S. waterways. See the list.

"rivers are a great equalizer" — and that's exactly why she and American Rivers are doing everything they can to protect them. For the 40th year, the nonprofit has put out its list of "America's ...
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An American River

American Rivers puts out an annual list of the country's most endangered rivers. This year, it includes the Mississippi for poor flood management and the rivers of southern Appalachia - where ...
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Is the Mississippi River endangered? New ranking says iconic river at risk.

FEMA's potential elimination threatens flood protection and infrastructure along the Mississippi River, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in Washington, D.C. The top 10 endangered ...
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Mississippi River, Tijuana River top endangered rivers list by conservation group

The nonprofit conservation group American Rivers highlighted threats to rivers with its 2025 "Most Endangered Rivers" list. American Rivers President and CEO Tom Kiernan joins "The Daily Report ...
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Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by non-profit American Rivers

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, has issued an annual list of U.S. rivers it views as most at-risk for the past 40 years. The Mississippi River is the nation’s ...
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Virginia's Rappahannock River ranks sixth among America's most endangered rivers of 2025

The Rappahannock River has been named one of America’s most endangered rivers of 2025. American Rivers ranked the Virginia river number six on the list, citing dropping groundwater levels ...
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Southern Appalachia waterways ranked #3 on ‘America’s Most Endangered Rivers’ list

The report by American Rivers cited five problems that “need to be addressed” in Southern Appalachia waterways, including unsafe dams, environmentally damaging debris, the prevalence of ...
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Passaic River ranked fourth on list of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2025

American Rivers, which compiles the list annually, ranked the Passaic fourth nationwide, behind the Mississippi River, Tijuana River and rivers of Appalachia. The group called for continued ...
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Virginia's Rappahannock River among nation's top 10 'endangered' waterways: Here's why

Virginia’s longest free-flowing river that runs from the outer D.C. suburb of Front Royal to the Chesapeake Bay, is on American Rivers’ list of the nation’s 10 most endangered waterways that ...
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Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by non-profit American Rivers

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow. American ...
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Virginia's Rappahannock River among nation's top 10 'endangered' waterways: Here's why

The Rappahannock River, Virginia's third largest, is listed as the sixth most endangered river in the U.S. by American Rivers. Declining groundwater levels and lack of comprehensive water supply planning are cited as primary threats. Climate change ...