The Riverkeeper: Patrol To Protect River From Pollution
19 April 2002 - 10:00am
Corporate farming and urban sprawl threaten the Kansas River.
"River advocate Robert Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday launched the first so-called Kansas Riverkeeper boat, which will be used to patrol the river for pollution...Earlier this year, the river was named No. 4 on the American Rivers most-endangered list, citing what it called Kansas legislative efforts to weaken federal clean-water laws."
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The Kansas City Star, April 18, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.
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