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Bringing Voices Together to Remove Obstacles: Three Dam Removal Handbooks Completed in Three Years
In 2015, Erin McCombs of American Rivers invited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to join the North Carolina Aquatic Connectivity Team (ACT), a group focused on river connectivity and dam removal. This was an unusual move as regulators do not often get invited to participate in such groups — but the brilliant approach of the […]
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River budget spotlights priorities for healthy rivers and clean water
Contact: Jaime D. Sigaran, jsigaran@americanrivers.org, (240) 593-3433 Washington, DC – American Rivers today released its annual community-driven budget and appropriations report, the River Budget: National Priorities for Healthy Rivers and Clean Water of Fiscal Year 2024 highlighting opportunities to protect healthy rivers and improve access to clean water nationwide. The report is endorsed by 150 partner organizations including utility and […]
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Let Milwaukee Rise
Can one of the country’s most segregated cities come together around water?
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Key Takeaways from the Omnibus Spending Package: What’s in it for rivers?
On December 20, appropriators released the highly anticipated fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending package which includes modest environmental and conservation funding increases.
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Congress sends the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 to the desk of the President
The largest Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in history was recently passed by the Senate and comes in at a time when our nation needs it most.
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Lower Basin of the Colorado River
Lower Basin of the Colorado River The Colorado River provides drinking water for one in ten Americans, nourishes cities including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, and Phoenix, and the lower half of the river waters nearly 90 percent of the nation’s winter vegetables. However, water demands are outstripping supply, and climate change makes the situation […]
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Sound Rivers: Keepers of the Neuse River
This is a guest blog by Sam Krop, the Neuse Riverkeeper, and American Rivers’ partner in the designation of the Neuse River as the 2022 River of the Year.
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What does the Inflation Reduction Act mean for rivers
The IRA will provide an estimated $369 billion to tackle climate change over the next decade. That’s a big number, but what does it mean for rivers?
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Why Protecting Wild and Scenic Rivers is Vital for Wildlife Resilience
Water is arguably our most precious resource—especially during times of drought and fire.
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Conservation Groups Urge FERC and Georgia Power to Study Tugalo Decommissioning and Restore the Chattooga River Gorge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 30, 2021 CONTACTS: Nicole Hayler, Chattooga Conservancy, tel 864-647-9849, email info@chattoogariver.org April McEwen, American Rivers, tel 864-710-9045, email amcewen@americanrivers.org CHATTOOGA RIVER, GA/SC On Friday, November 26th, six conservation groups moved to intervene in a proceeding before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to urge the agency and Georgia Power to study […]
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Celebrate the wins for rivers and clean water in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
On Monday, November 15th President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), capping a long and painstaking process that includes critical investments in rivers and clean water infrastructure, but it was well worth it.
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American Rivers welcomes Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis as new Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
November 10, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – American Rivers today announced that Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis (she/they) will join the organization as Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice. Throughout their career, Dr. Lewis has worked to center and amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), queer, […]