The San Juan River appears vibrant in late spring, with active wildlife and flowing waters. However, beneath its surface lie serious ecological concerns such as pollution, overconsumption, and effects from climate change. As it approaches stagnant Lake Powell, its health deteriorates. Comparisons are drawn between human disability and environmental deterioration, emphasizing the interconnectedness of ecosystems and human health. These themes are echoed in writings that underline the inseparable fate of human beings and the rivers they inhabit.
Sunaura Taylor, author of Disabled Ecologies, describes modern environmental health as a "mass ecological disablement of the more than human world, a disablement that is utterly entangled with the disablement of human beings."
The San Juan may look healthy, but many disabilities have invisible undercurrents: When you float the lower canyon, you can feel the river's terminal sickness as the flow halts, approaching the stagnant Lake Powell.
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