Colorado tops list of 10 most endangered US rivers
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 12:21
in Earth & Climate
By Douglas MainLiveScienceThe environmental group American Rivers has released its annual list of the 10 most endangered rivers in the United States, with the Colorado River topping the list. The river is threatened by outdated water-management techniques that allow an unsustainable amount of water to be taken out of the river basin, the group said.As a result, the mighty Colorado, which carved th...