Search Results for: national river clean up
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A Hidden Threat
Nearly 5 million people a year, from across the country and around the world, are drawn to the amazing expanse and wild nature of the Grand Canyon. Whether by viewing the incomprehensible beauty from along the rims, descending into the depths of the canyon on foot or atop a mule, or being one of the […]
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72 Dams removed in 2014
January 27, 2015 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Communities in 19 states, working in partnership with non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies, removed 72 dams in 2014, restoring more than 730 miles of streams for the benefit of fish, wildlife and people. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New […]
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Disappearing Rio Grande Expedition
October 24, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers President Bob Irvin will join the “Disappearing Rio Grande” Expedition in Big Bend National Park on Monday to draw attention to the importance of the river and the impact climate change is having on rivers and water resources across the West. The Disappearing Rio Grande Expedition is […]
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Schedule Proposed for Fixing Buckley Dam
October 7, 2014 Contact: (Seattle, WA) – The National Marine Fisheries Service today released its official report, known as a biological opinion, on the Army Corps of Engineers’ Buckley Dam. The report lays out a path for bringing the outdated 70 year-old facility on Washington’s White River into compliance with the Endangered Species Act. The report […]
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Media availability: Toledo drinking water solutions
In the wake of Toledo’s drinking water crisis, American Rivers announced that Katie Rousseau, Director of Clean Water Supply for the Great Lakes Region, is available for media interviews to discuss clean water supply solutions. American Rivers is a national non-profit river conservation organization working to protect healthy rivers, restore damaged rivers, and conserve clean […]
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Alpine Lakes Legislation Clears House Committee
July 31, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed by voice vote a handful of public lands bills including the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act (H.R. 361). The committee action marks the next step in a bill’s road to becoming law. Last […]
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Vail Daily Column: Blue Trails Program Comes To The Eagle
This is a guest blog previously published by the Vail Daily.
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7 Ways to Safely Recreate Again
With parts of the country and the West slowly, we know people are loading up trailers and trucks, putting air in tires and crafts, dusting off sun hats and heading out the door to visit places they miss.
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EPA takes step toward protecting world’s largest salmon fishery from harmful mine
March 3, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Statement of Bob Irvin, President of American Rivers The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a process that could lead to prohibiting industrial mining in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The agency is invoking its Clean Water Act authority to assess whether to prohibit or restrict waste disposal from the proposed […]
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And Justice for All
In Birmingham, Alabama, we must continue to have the courage to face the modern day Goliaths who want to pollute our environment. Take action to protect the Black Warrior River’s Mulberry Fork, the drinking water source for 200,000 residents of the Birmingham area.