Original Caption: Firemen stand on a bridge over the Cuyahoga River to spray water on the tug Arizona, as a fire, started in an oil slick on the river, sweeps the docks at the Great Lakes Towing ...
It was the disaster that ignited an environmental revolution. On this day, June 22, in 1969, the Cuyahoga River burst into flames in Cleveland when sparks from a passing train set fire to oil-soaked ...
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Vice Chairman of the Red Cross James Fieser. Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, can not tame that lawless stream, ...
In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” Though his ...
Water was released from Silverwood Lake, causing the Mojave River to rise across the High Desert. The Mojave River, which typically flows underground, was seen flowing in Hesperia, Apple Valley, and ...
PRICE, Utah — Kevin Cotner is familiar with the dreaded term "curtailment." The Price-area hay farmer experiences it naturally as a result of the ongoing drought. "The water's just not here," Cotner ...
Hint: It’s less about long showers and more about what’s for dinner. The water supply that 40 million Americans rely on has been pushed to its limit. Reservoirs and wells are running low. This week, ...
CHICAGO -- For the last 60 years, enterprising Chicagoans have dyed the city's river a vibrant green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Thousands of residents turn up to watch the Chicago River light up ...
Four sites along Chicago’s waterways reveal remnants of the river’s industrial past alongside restoration efforts that reveal its wild future. The Wild Mile is an innovative project aimed at ...
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