America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2016
America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2016
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
Threat: Outdated water management
San Joaquin River in California
Threat: Outdated water management
Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania and Maryland
Threat: Dam operations
Smith River in Montana
Threat: Mining
Green-Duwamish River in Washington
Threat: Outdated water management
Pee Dee River in North Carolina
Threat: Dam operations
Russell Fork River in Virginia and Kentucky
Threat: Mountaintop removal mining
Merrimack River in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Threat: Polluted runoff
St. Lawrence River in New York
Threat: Dam operations
Pascagoula River in Mississippi and Alabama
Threat: New dams
This story was originally published April 11, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2016 ."