{
  "id": 11255927,
  "title": "Grand Rapids begins project to bring back river rapids lost to dams and industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/grand-rapids-begins-project-to-bring-back-river-rapids-lost-to-dams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T18:17:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/nature/grand-rapids-was-named-for-rapids-that-disappeared-after-dams-and-industrial-changes-reshaped-its-river-construction-is-now-underway-on-the-first-phase-of-a-project-designed-to-bring-those-rapids-back/articleshow/134613356.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After nearly two decades of planning, construction is underway in downtown Grand Rapids to restore the historic rapids that gave the city its name. The first phase will remove four low-head dams and replace them with natural rock features designed to improve fish passage, habitat and river access. The project also includes measures to protect mussels and control invasive sea lampreys.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}