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Scientists analyzed water quality in 145 watersheds after wildfires and found dramatic spikes in contaminants.

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The science pros at TKOR share 5 unexpected ways to start a fire using water.

Wildfires are not short-term disasters; their impacts linger, particularly in the rivers and streams downstream of burned ...

Cleveland's Cuyahoga River, once one of the dirtiest in the U.S., has seen a resurgence of life—both on the surface and below. In 1969 it was all but dead; now it has 70 species of fish.

Accusations of mismanagement and coercion have been leveled at the Stillwater Conservation District, the local organization responsible for overseeing the disbursement of federal Emergency ...

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Plans are in place for the big Fourth of July Fest at Fort Campbell, featuring a carnival, a free concert headlined by Flo Rida, and, of course, fireworks.

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