Oregonian

Is the Willamette River clean? There’s still a lot we don’t know

A national TV news outlet this week celebrated the Willamette River as a model of cleanliness and swimmability as it flows through Portland. The story by CBS News featured the River Huggers, a ...
NPR

A year after Helene, a group of raft guides embarks on a river clean-up mission

ERWIN, Tenn. — When Amelia Taylor learned that whitewater outfitters near the Nolichucky River would remain closed this season, she had to figure out how to make up for the lost income. So she went ...
Nature

Comprehensive river cleaning: PTV analysis of a novel plastic debris removal concept in a large-scale physical model

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
KTVB

Fishing for trash: Anglers clean up the Boise River

BOISE, Idaho — Instead of reeling in fish, a group of fly fishers and other volunteers are hauling out bags of trash from the Boise River. Local outfitter and fishing guide Matthew Housel hosted his ...
The Spokesman-Review

‘Keeping it beautiful’: Baseball fans pitch in to Spokane River cleaning effort

Socks, tires, tampons – baseball fans and riverkeepers united Wednesday, sporting white and blue garbage bags and grabbers to pick up trash along the banks of the Spokane River. Part of the Spokane ...