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American Rivers applauds Oregon and California, tribes, PacifiCorp for river restoration leadership
Announcement ensures dam removal on Klamath River will proceed November 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers today applauded the Karuk and Yurok tribes, the states of Oregon and California, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) and Berkshire Hathaway for announcing an agreement that ensures dam removal on the Klamath River will proceed. A […]
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Balancing healthy rivers and hydropower
Representatives of the hydropower industry and the conservation community are coming together to find common ground on the role of hydropower in addressing climate change while also restoring free-flowing rivers.
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FERC advances Klamath River dam removal
Key regulatory step toward restoration of free-flowing Klamath River July 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday approved the transfer of the license for the Klamath River dams from PacifiCorp to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) for the purpose of dam removal, conditioned on PacifiCorp remaining a co-licensee. “FERC’s […]
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H.R. 7410 bad for rivers and communities; wrong approach for hydro
July 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 The “Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act” introduced by Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) would roll back critical river and clean water protections, cut the public out of decision-making and put rivers nationwide at risk, American Rivers warned today. “This legislation is a misguided attack on healthy rivers and the […]
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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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Green Infrastructure: Gateway into Sustainability for Cities
Grand Rapids, Michigan has implemented modern, and beautiful, ways to keep the Grand River clean!
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Obsolete, Outdated, Improvable: Dams and Water Supply in the Carolinas
Can we have a free-flowing river AND a reliable water supply?
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A Holiday Conversation Guide (For River People)
While we can’t predict everything your family might say around the holidays, here are a few ways to steer the conversation.
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A Programmatic Approach to Dam Removal and River Restoration: Cleveland National Forest, CA
When complete, the Trabuco District Dam Removal Project will result in the demolition of 81 dams that are no longer serving a purpose.
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Gila River named America’s Most Endangered River of 2019
Climate change and proposed diversion threaten New Mexico’s last wild river Contact: Sinjin Eberle, American Rivers, 720-373-0864 Allyson Siwik, Gila Conservation Coalition, 575-590-7619 Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity, 575-574-5962 Donna Stevens, Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, 575-590-5698 Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Gila River #1 on the list of America’s Most Endangered […]
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The Upper Flint River Working Group: Ensuring Water Security for People and Nature
As climate change continues to roll out new and increasingly unpredictable conditions all over the country, it’s becoming clear that, for some communities, water scarcity is a problem that isn’t going to be solved when the weather “goes back to normal.” This is especially true when extremes of flood and drought are compounded by landscape […]
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Plan Released for Klamath River Dam Removal
Important milestone for the most significant dam removal and river restoration effort in history.