Climate change, ‘runaway’ pollution threaten US lakes and rivers

Some call Lake George the “Queen of American Lakes.” 

Millions of visitors each year are drawn to its crystal clear waters, bountiful islands, and backdrop against the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. Families camp, fish, boat, and otherwise take in the natural world.

If anywhere is pollution-free, this picturesque place would seem to be it.