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MNN.COM > Eco-Glossary

Helicopter rescues horse stranded on Ariz. sandbar

Tue, Mar 16 2010 at 9:30 PM EST

Stuck for five days on a raging river with little food, the 900-pound animal was tranquilized before being flown to a horse hospital in Phoenix.


Making the Mississippi sustainable in the 21st century

Tue, Feb 16 2010 at 11:09 AM EST

Managing the Mississippi River for people and nature presents enormous challenges — and smarter conservation can play a huge role.


A river of song: Channeling my top 10 tunes

Thu, Feb 04 2010 at 1:09 PM EST

Rivers have generated more songs than any other habitat. Jeff Opperman offers his top 10 list. What are your favorites?


Trading cleaner water for a warmer world?

Mon, Jan 25 2010 at 6:32 PM EST

Cleaning up the Chicago River could increase global warming emissions, argues water reclamation agency.


Mich. files suit in U.S. high court over Asian carp

Mon, Dec 21 2009 at 1:40 PM EST

State wants to protect Great Lakes by closing shipping locks near Chicago.


EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread

Wed, Nov 25 2009 at 8:31 PM EST

Mercury — primarily released from coal-fired power plants — and PCBs found in all fish samples collected from 500 lakes, reservoirs from 2000-2003.


Video: Kayaker takes 70-foot plunge

Extreme athlete Luke Spencer tells Today show hosts how he dropped down a 70-foot waterfall. Photographer Jed Weingarten, who documented the event, helps tell the story with his images.


Diverting a river to create new land

Fri, Oct 23 2009 at 2:58 PM EST

The Mississippi Delta loses 17 square miles of land to the sea each year. But diverting the river would enable sediment deposits to create new land.


Fish and people on the edge: Why the Zambezi River looks OK, but isn't

Tue, Oct 20 2009 at 10:15 AM EST

The conservation of the river is intertwined with the livelihoods of the people who use it.


Phase 1 of PCB removal on Hudson wrapping up

Mon, Oct 12 2009 at 5:18 PM EST

Dredging has removed more than 240,000 cubic yards of river sediment contaminated by chemicals discharged from a GE plant.


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