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The Latest Threat to Clean Water
Stacey Detwiler, Conservation Associate
June 1, 2012 | Clean Water
Today, the House is voting on the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of FY 2013 today, which includes a dirty water provision that would prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from clarifying the scope of the Clean Water Act and restoring protections to small streams and wetlands.
Read more »Explore the America's Rivers through "River Stories"
Jamie Mierau, Director, River Protection
June 1, 2012 | Blue Trails, Clean Water
Ever wonder what it’s like to travel down some of America’s most scenic rivers? American Rivers, the National Park Service, and local conservation and recreation groups across the country have teamed up to create, “River Stories.”
Read more »Protecting The Mighty Kaw
Fay Augustyn, Conservation Associate
May 31, 2012 | Clean Water, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
With Memorial Day behind us, the unofficial start to summer is underway! One of my favorite summer activities is getting out on the river. Picture your favorite river moment – the sun beating down, water flowing underneath your fingertips, a light breeze blowing coolly past you. Tell me that is not a perfect moment. The Kansas River, or the Kaw as it is called by local residents, provides these moments and many others to the people of Kansas.
Read more »Making The Right Decision For The Kansas River
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 31, 2012 | Clean Water, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Most Endangered. What this means is that the Kansas River is on the brink of a permanent change – a change in state from an already impacted, yet remarkably resilient and still wild river, to a controlled ditch.
Read more »Impact of Mountaintop Mining on Public Health
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 30, 2012 | Blue Trails, Clean Water, Most Endangered Rivers, Small Streams & Wetlands, Protecting Rivers
As a child, a stream behind my house in Hughes Creek, West Virginia, provided endless hours of entertainment. I turned over rocks to find crawfish. I skipped rocks across it and attempted to catch minnows. I sent bottles downstream with notes in them requesting someone (I imagined in a foreign land) contact me. I waded across the stream in summer and had my own private “pool.”
Read more »A Better Future For the Coal River
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water Program
May 30, 2012 | Blue Trails, Most Endangered Rivers, Small Streams & Wetlands, Protecting Rivers, Clean Water
The Coal River in West Virginia has a lot going for it – as the state’s second longest river it features a great river trail for paddlers (the Walhonde River Trail), is prized for fishing, and relied upon for drinking water.
Read more »Crystal Clear And Beautiful, But Endangered
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 29, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Today is Crystal River Day! The Crystal River appeared as #8 on American Rivers’ 2012 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®. Today we are talking about ways to help the Crystal River in order to give it a boost on the road to Wild and Scenic River designation.
Read more »Just how are we going to pay for it? Imagining new ways to finance our water infrastructure.
Jeffrey Odefey, Director, Stormwater Program
May 29, 2012 | Clean Water, Greening Water Infrastructure, Protecting Rivers, Stormwater & Sewage
In previous blog posts we’ve pointed out how the water services we rely upon are widely underfunded and threatened by age, inefficiencies, and ever-increasing demands. As the economic downturn continues to strain municipal and water utility budgets, developing new approaches to financing our critical infrastructure and services is becoming more and more important.
Read more »An Issue Of Diligence
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 29, 2012 | Clean Water, Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers, Water Efficiency, Protecting Rivers
In 1958, the Colorado River District received a decree for water rights for a project known as West Divide. This project was to burden the Crystal River of Colorado with a series of dams and miles of water diversions, pipelines, conduits, and canals.
Read more »The Beautiful Sky
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 27, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
As the uplift of the Cascade mountain range began millions of years ago great upheavals occurred. Glaciers came and went, slowly etching one of nature's great works of art in the area around Mt. Index. As the glaciers slowly receded, the South Fork of the Skykomish River was born as an artery of the Earth.
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