LA River view #1 Paving the river prevents floods but created an "inequitable landscape." Photo by Rodney Ramsey

Best known for chase scenes in movies, the concrete embankments of the LA River destroyed wetlands and disrupted migratory birds' flights when paved over in an effort to contain flooding. There are efforts underway to revitalize the 51-mile river running through the city. In fact, there's a world of water in Los Angeles, beyond the mythology of the movie, Chinatown, but like elsewhere, we're dumping it as fast as possible. In a packed auditori...Read the full story on TreeHugger