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A Man, His Canoe, and All Fifty States
Hoping to share his love for environmental stewardship, one Texas man set out on a mission to paddle a body of water in each of the 50 states.
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National Flood Insurance Program Essential to Helping Communities
Strong awareness tools combined with smart and safe floodplain management practices can help guide communities towards less risky development, and result in floodplains that have more room for rivers to safely flood.
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Orcas Need Floodplains and Here’s Why
Killer whales, orcas, SRKWs, blackfish, they’re iconic by any name. This is one way we can help support their recovery.
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Rivers Connect Us, and Salmon, and Orcas
This Orca Whale Awareness month, did you know Orca recovery is dependent on salmon recovery?
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Trump Administration’s Budget Cuts Put Nation’s Clean Water at Risk
May 23, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington, DC — Threats to the nation’s clean drinking water supplies are in the spotlight this week, as President Trump is proposing massive budget cuts to clean water and river restoration efforts. President Trump’s budget proposal includes deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, proposing to cut the […]
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President’s Budget Puts Clean Water and Rivers at Risk Nationwide
March 16, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington, DC — President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to clean drinking water and river restoration efforts would cause serious harm to the nation’s health, economy, and quality of life, American Rivers said today. The President’s budget proposal includes deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, proposing to cut […]
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The San Joaquin Demonstrates The Importance Of Floodplain Restoration
Heavy storms and their subsequent flooding in California’s San Joaquin basin highlight the importance of multi-benefit floodplain restoration.
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Troubles at California’s Oroville Dam are a Wake-Up Call
Multi benefit flood management plans are becoming increasingly relevant as California’s Oroville dam faces distress from flood waters.
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Can giving rivers room help keep communities safe?
Opening the weir safely accommodates large floods while also providing a variety of other benefits for people and wildlife, but more should be done prevent catastrophic floods on the lower Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers.
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Camp Verde is for the Birds!
Working toward an Important Bird Area (IBA) Designation along the Verde River in central Arizona.
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Victory for Alabama Coalfield Citizens
Thanks to the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Black Warrior Riverkeeper, citizens no longer risk the imposition of attorneys’ fees and costs when exercising their rights under the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
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The Rivers That Run Through Us
Rivers connect us all. Despite different challenges we all face, rivers and water bring us together and support all of our lives.