Two Tennessee rivers listed among most endangered

Two Tennessee rivers are on the list of most endangered rivers in the U.S. The Coosa and Mississippi rivers, both of which flow through Tennessee were ranked fifth and sixth respectively on the list of ten most endangered rivers in the U.S. by American Rivers, an organization that highlights threats to both the environment and residents living along these waterways. Agricultural pollution was listed as the biggest threat to the Coosa River while pollution and habitat loss were cited as the biggest threats to the Mississippi River.