/tags/rivers rivers en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:26:00 GMT /environment/2026-03-18/decades-after-a-florida-canal-project-was-abandoned-advocates-are-trying-to-reunite-3-rivers Environmentalists want to permanently open a dam built for a canal that was supposed to cut through the middle of Florida from the Atlantic to the Gulf. The canal project was dropped more than half a century ago because of environmental concerns, but the dam was built and now some people want it removed or opened. That would drain a reservoir behind it, bringing back springs and helping with fish, manatees and wildlife crossings. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:26:00 GMT /environment/2026-03-18/decades-after-a-florida-canal-project-was-abandoned-advocates-are-trying-to-reunite-3-rivers Mike Schneider | Associated Press /news/2022-08-12/the-drought-across-europe-is-drying-up-rivers-killing-fish-and-shriveling-crops An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:15:45 GMT /news/2022-08-12/the-drought-across-europe-is-drying-up-rivers-killing-fish-and-shriveling-crops The Associated Press /news/2022-04-26/initiative-for-clean-and-healthy-waters-proposed-in-florida A political committee has filed a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a ā€œfundamental right to clean and healthy watersā€ and allow lawsuits against state agencies for harm to lakes, rivers, wetlands and other types of water bodies. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:40:00 GMT /news/2022-04-26/initiative-for-clean-and-healthy-waters-proposed-in-florida News Service of Florida /2020-10-06/u-s-supreme-court-florida-water-war-arguments-to-be-held-in-due-course The case involves divvying up water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system, which stretches from northern Georgia to Apalachicola Bay in Franklin County. Florida contends that Georgia uses too much water from the system, in part damaging a critical Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery. Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:43:24 GMT /2020-10-06/u-s-supreme-court-florida-water-war-arguments-to-be-held-in-due-course The News Service of Florida /science/2013-01-31/our-rivers-and-springs-are-getting-sicker-former-fla-governor-says-its-because-of-bad-policies A scathing guest column that appeared Wednesday in the Orlando Sentinel says "severe budget cuts are seriously compromising the ability of Florida'sā€¦ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:00:00 GMT /science/2013-01-31/our-rivers-and-springs-are-getting-sicker-former-fla-governor-says-its-because-of-bad-policies Tricia Woolfenden