Experience the Cheat River in a 360-degree video. Not so long ago, the river ran orange from acid mine drainage, but revitalization efforts have brought the waters back to life.
For degawëno:da’s, paddling the length of the Allegheny River over the course of four months this year was to be a “witness to the raw element of the natural world.”
"What I want is to have the whole of society putting pressure on governments to make governments understand that they need to run faster. Because we are losing the race."
Pennsylvania was among the first governments in the world to guarantee its citizens the right to a clean environment. In practice, that didn’t mean much — until now.