Episode
Kayakers vs. river pollution
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- Up From Dust
- Published
- Jul 2, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 1672
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- https://www.kcur.org/2025-07-02/kayakers-vs-river-pollution
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Summary
For decades, the world’s longest prairie river was treated as a convenient dumping ground by cities and industries. Government regulation dramatically improved water quality here and around the country. Today the Kansas River is a place to scope out beavers and bald eagles. But decades-old garbage and other pollution still plague the river, so a motley crew of kayakers took it upon itself to dig out the trash.