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In 2025, Florida’s Lake Okeechobee was ranked the dirtiest lake in the United States. The study published by Lake.com based this unglamorous ranking on high turbidity, lead, and phosphorus levels. A large, shallow lake surrounded by farmland, it’s unsurprising that it suffers from poor water quality. Nonetheless, it supports renowned largemouth bass and black crappie fisheries and teems with wildlife like alligators, turtles, and roseate spoonbills.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Huntington District has been monitoring and managing the waters of West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina since 1974. Home to 31 multi-purpose reservoirs primarily used for flood control, the district works to manage resources in the most environmentally friendly way possible.

On July 4, 2025, a lightning bolt struck Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim, igniting a blaze within park boundaries. Labeled the Dragon Bravo fire, it was contained for a week until persistently windy, dry conditions caused an explosion in intensity. The fire swept north, penetrating the adjacent Kaibab National Forest.

As drinking water demands increase, water treatment plants have had to update reservoir management and treatment approaches. In Kansas, data from real-time water quality monitoring buoys are helping to drive better water treatment plant management.

A Chinese legend tells of carp gathering annually at the foot of the Dragon Gate–a high wall built for flood defense–after the long, hard swim up the Yellow River. The Jade Emperor promised that as a reward, the few carp strong enough to jump over the wall would be transformed into dragons. Today, the phrase that draws its origins from this legend speaks to achievement at the end of hard work, and life-changing moments.

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Madison, Wisconsin, is often considered one of the Midwest’s best outdoor destinations. It was the home of famous conservationists like Aldo Leopold and John Muir, and is well known for its parks, trails, forests, and lakes. The region’s glacial past also carved numerous creeks that criss-cross the landscape, and they now flow through the urban and suburban sprawl of greater Madison.

Madison, Wisconsin, is often considered one of the Midwest’s best outdoor destinations. It was the home of famous conservationists like Aldo Leopold and John Muir, and is well known for its parks, trails, forests, and lakes. The region’s glacial past also carved numerous creeks that criss-cross the landscape, and they now flow through the urban and suburban sprawl of greater Madison.

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Centuries ago, Muskegon Lake in Muskegon County was one of many unimpacted lakes in the Great Lakes region. Its convenient location right next to Lake Michigan, and therefore access to trade throughout the region, attracted various industries, such as lumber and paper mills, according to an International Association for Great Lakes Research case study report.