The Riverkeeper: Patrol To Protect River From Pollution
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."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
Published on Thursday, April 18, 2002 in
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