{
  "id": 15004507,
  "title": "Dam Removals Are Bringing Fish Back Across the Northeastern United States, Striking Down One Tiny Barrier at a Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/dam-removals-are-bringing-fish-back-across-the-northeastern-united",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dam-removals-are-bringing-fish-back-across-the-northeastern-united-states-striking-down-one-tiny-barrier-at-a-time-180989679/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While the demolition of big dams in the West gets more attention, many of these often-obsolete obstructions are also coming out of northeastern streams and rivers—and herring are returning in droves",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}