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Funding Green Infrastructure in Pennsylvania
(03/09/10) | Filed Under: Clean Water by Katherine Baer
The stimulus spending for water infrastructure has spurred a change in the way that many states are approaching clean water by promoting green infrastructure and water efficiency. American Rivers staffer Liz Garland just finished a report “Funding Green Infrastructure in Pennsylvania,” and she writes...
(Read more)Unsafe Dams Threaten Communities Nationwide
(03/08/10) | Filed Under: Dams & Dam Removal , Restoring Rivers by Brian Graber
There are few things as scary as a dam failing in the middle of the night, with vulnerable communities just downstream. But that’s exactly what happened last week in Massachusetts. Luckily nobody was harmed when the 300 year old dam in Freetown breached, but it is a sober reminder of the threat unsafe dams pose to thousands of communities across the country.
(Read more)Building Smart to Protect Clean Water
(03/08/10) | Filed Under: Clean Water by Katie Swartz
The way we build and develop has a major impact on clean water and the health of our rivers. Low Impact Development (LID) is a method of designing and planning that promotes the natural flow of water. For example, components of LID can include rain gardens and green roofs – features that naturally filter out pollution.
(Read more)And the Oscar goes to…the effort to remove Matilija Dam!
(03/08/10) | Filed Under: Dams & Dam Removal , Restoring Rivers by Amy Souers Kober
Imagine my surprise watching the Oscars last night when, during a break from the glitz and the gowns, there was Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, in a commercial talking about dam removal!
(Read more)The Al Gore of Water?
(03/04/10) | Filed Under: Global Warming by Amy Souers Kober
Author Steven Solomon has suggested our country needs an Al Gore for water – an advocate who will do for water what the former vice president has done for climate change. Solomon just might be the voice we need to focus public attention on the problems – and solutions – for the future of clean water.
(Read more)Clean Drinking Water At-Risk
American Rivers Receives Grant to Restore Two of the Nation’s Largest Rivers
(03/03/10) | Filed Under: Restoring Rivers by Amy Souers Kober
I’m excited to officially announce that American Rivers is the recipient of a 2010 Conservation Grant from Orvis. Through matching donations from its customers, Orvis has pledged up to $120,000 to help with restoration projects on California’s Sacramento River and the Yellow Breeches watershed in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River basin.
(Read more)A renewed call for climate action
(03/02/10) | Filed Under: Global Warming by Will Hewes
In recent months, many have been preparing the eulogy for climate legislation in the U.S. Senate. Especially in the wake of a Massachusetts election that saw Democrats slip below the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, there has been little hope of late for a meaningful climate bill. As legislation has stalled, climate skeptics have stepped up their attacks on the science of climate change and have worked feverishly to undermine the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
(Read more)American Rivers names Senator Cardin a River Champion
(02/26/10) | Filed Under: Clean Water by Amy Souers Kober
Today, our president Rebecca Wodder will present Maryland’s Senator Cardin with the River Champion award. We are recognizing the senator’s unflagging efforts on behalf of Maryland’s and the nation’s rivers and clean water.
(Read more)Molalla Wild and Scenic Legislation Ranks in National Environmental Scorecard
(02/24/10) | Filed Under: Protecting Rivers , Wild and Scenic Rivers by Kavita Heyn
It is really great to see the recent rankings of the 2009 National Environmental Scorecard, compiled by the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), which listed Oregon's Molalla River Wild and Scenic legislation as number 11 out of 14 in a national short list of commendable environmental legislation in the 111th Congress.
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