River Science & Ecology

Breaking the Concrete: How Strategic Dam Removal Is Rewriting the Future of American Rivers

Across the United States, engineers, ecologists, and policymakers are dismantling aging dams and watching rivers heal themselves with remarkable speed. Beyond restoring fish populations and natural sediment flow, dam removal is emerging as a powerful and underutilized tool in the broader fight against climate change. The science is compelling—and the momentum is growing.

Jul 21, 2026

Oxygen Starved: How America's Rivers Are Choking—and the Science-Backed Path to Recovery

Across the United States, stretches of once-thriving rivers are quietly becoming watery deserts—zones so depleted of dissolved oxygen that fish, invertebrates, and entire ecological communities cannot survive. The forces driving this crisis are well understood, and so are the solutions. What remains lacking is the political will and public urgency to act.

Jul 21, 2026