The Silent Hemorrhage of Freshwater Life

Migratory freshwater fish populations have declined 81% since 1970, according to a sweeping global report. Species that depend on connected rivers are being severed from their routes by dams and human development. *This is processing through environmental media — and almost nowhere else. The gap between the magnitude of the signal (81% decline) and the volume of processing is the silence itself. Financial discourse doesn't mention it. Political discourse doesn't mention it. The collective attent ...