# Kayakers vs. river pollution

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Podcast: [Up From Dust](https://stenobird.com/podcast/up-from-dust-6861514)
Published: 2025-07-02T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kcur.org/2025-07-02/kayakers-vs-river-pollution
Audio file: https://dovetail.prxu.org/10752/7fac6523-583f-4c1b-a1bc-8786bcace892/final_Up_From_Dust_Ep_13_mixdown_for_Omny.mp3
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## Resource

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.

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