15 U.S. Rivers That Used to Be Full of Life—Now Barely Sustain Fish
There was a time when these rivers sang with life. Waters once teeming with fish, frogs, and the flash of dragonfly wings have grown still—too quiet. From the mighty Mississippi to tucked-away Appalachian streams, some of America’s most iconic rivers are fading into silence. Pollution, dams, and climate chaos didn’t just change the flow—they strangled …










