More than half of the nation’s rivers and streams are in poor condition, according to a new report from the U.S. EPA

More than half of the nation’s rivers and streams are in poor condition, according to a new report from the U.S. EPA, ASCE: American Society of Civil Engineers, May 7, 2013. A large percentage of the nation’s rivers and streams are insufficiently able to support aquatic life as a result of runoff, agricultural practices, fossil fuel pollution, and inadequate sewer systems, according to a recent EPA report. William F. Hunt III, biological and agricultural engineering, featured.