Undammed - Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life

Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. We've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening new movement is helping to demolish harmful or obsolete structures, restoring new life to rivers and communities that depend on them. In doing so, it offers a pathway to undoing environmental harm to nature--and to ourselves.

In Undammed, environmental journalist Tara Lohan makes a case for the unexpected benefits of dam removal. By restoring rivers, she argues, we're protecting our own communities by increasing climate resilience, improving water quality, enhancing public safety, and boosting fish populations that feed people and restore rights for Native American Tribes. Undammed is an inspirational look at our changing relationship with the natural world, showing the cascade of benefits that come when we no longer turn our backs on rivers.

About the author

Tara Lohan is an environmental journalist who has been writing about the confluence of water, energy, and biodiversity for nearly two decades. Her work has appeared in The Nation, The American Prospect, Grist, Salon, High Country News, and The Revelator. She's the editor of two books on the global water crisis, Water Matters and Water Consciousness. She holds a master's degree in literary nonfiction and lives in Bend, Oregon.

Product details

• Authors: Tara Lohan, Tara Lohan
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9781642833348
• ISBN: 978-1-64283-334-8
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Conservation of the environment, Limnology (inland waters), The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Limnology (Freshwater)