Search Results for: national river clean up
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Here’s How You Can Help to Protect the Boundary Waters
Help protect Minnesota’s Boundary Waters from mining for the next 20 years, take action to tell the Forest Service to protect the Boundary Waters.
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Behind the Scenes of Avanyu: Learning from Indigenous Peoples
While filming Avanyu, Dana Romanoff got to experience first hand the importance of healthy rivers to indigenous peoples.
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How Can Atlanta Grow Greener For All?
Diverse partners in Atlanta, Georgia are working to develop an equitable plan for the implementation of green stormwater infrastructure that puts justice, fairness, and inclusion at the center.
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Scott Pruitt Put Interests of Polluters Before People
EPA nominee Scott Pruitt claimed to have helped to clean up the Illinois River, but the only people he actually helped were his poultry industry donors.
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We Shouldn’t Mess with the Pascagoula
Mississippi’s Pascagoula is a natural treasure that should be protected from dams. The Pascagoula River Drought Resiliency Project should not be approved.
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Advocates Agree: EPA Nominee Pruitt a Disaster for Nation’s Air, Water
January 18, 2016 Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 Heads of 19 Environmental, Conservation Groups Come Out Against Pruitt’s Nomination Washington, DC – The CEOs from 19 leading environmental and conservation organizations together came out today to oppose the nomination of Scott Pruitt for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and agree that someone who […]
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Ten things you need to know about Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Montana), President-elect Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary nominee, has been heralded by some as a Teddy Roosevelt conservationist, but in his short time in the political arena, he has more of a mixed record than the original roughrider.
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Trump’s Expected pick for Interior: Who is Cathy McMorris Rodgers?
President-elect Trump’s expected pick for Interior raises concerns about the future of our rivers, clean water supplies, wild salmon and our nation’s priceless natural heritage.
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2016 Was a Success – Thanks To You
This past year brought major milestones in long-term river restoration efforts from Maine’s Penobscot to California’s Klamath to Washington’s Elwha. As we look back on 2016, we are grateful to you, our supporters.
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What Can We Learn From Atlanta’s Water Challenges?
Atlanta faces many challenges and opportunities related to water infrastructure. These are problems that are (or are soon-to-be) common across American cities.
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330,000 Reason to Love a Floodplain
Poorly managed floods create big problems for communities and river health, restoring floodplains are good for people and rivers.
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Tackling Stormwater Challenges on the Green-Duwamish
The Green-Duwamish River faces many threats to its health and sustainability. King County, Washington, is working hard to improve stormwater management on the Green-Duwamish.