Search Results for: national river clean up
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Private Cleanups
Rivers still need us Now more than ever American Rivers needs your help to keep our rivers clean during this time of social distancing. How can you help? You’re invited to host your own private cleanup as a part of National River Cleanup®. Organize a small, private cleanup with a small group. This cleanup can […]
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Healthy rivers key to nation’s economic recovery
Report: Investment in water infrastructure and healthy rivers creates jobs, strengthens communities American Rivers calls for $500 billion in federal spending for water infrastructure, river restoration July 1, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Report, poster series, factsheets and infographics available at: AmericanRivers.org/InvestInRivers Washington – An answer to our nation’s current economic downturn is flowing through […]
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Middle Fork Nooksack River Fish Passage Project Begins
Construction crews mobilize to remove dam, restore free-flowing river and fish passage June 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org Renee LaCroix, City of Bellingham, rlacroix@cob.org Bellingham – Construction crews have begun working to remove the Middle Fork Nooksack Dam, a top priority project for salmon recovery in Puget Sound. The result of […]
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Rivers As Economic Engines: Investing in Clean Water, Communities and Our Future
We are at a pivotal moment in time. In the wake of COVID-19, Congress has made — and is considering additional — investments to jump-start the economy and bring the millions of unemployed Americans back to work. At the same time, Congress has a historic opportunity to make significant investments in our crumbling infrastructure, which […]
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Update: Little Colorado River Pumped Hydropower proposals
We will intervene, again, in the FERC preliminary permit process, but you can help too.
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New forest plan triples protections for some of Montana’s most cherished wild rivers
This is great news for everyone who loves free-flowing rivers, healthy fisheries, and clean water.
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American Rivers statement on introduction of Clean Water for All Act
May 8, 2020Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Acting to safeguard drinking water for millions of Americans, House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Water Resources Subcommittee Chairwoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) today introduced the Clean Water For All Act, to repeal the Trump administration’s Dirty Water Rule. The Dirty Water Rule removes Clean Water Act protection from ephemeral streams (one […]
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South Carolina Communities Come Together to Support the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
In Episode 26 of the We Are Rivers podcast, we take a deeper look at the National Wildlife Refuge System and why it is so important to health of America’s natural resources.
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River of the Year for 2020: The Delaware River
American Rivers announces 2020 River of the Year alongside Most Endangered Rivers of 2020 release.
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Mississippi River Named America’s #1 Most Endangered River
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Lower Missouri River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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Big Sunflower River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020