Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Restoring Safe and Healthy Rivers to California's Central Valley
John Cain, Director of Conservation for California Flood Management
July 3, 2012 | Floods & Floodplains
A momentous day for flood management both nationally and in California. In addition to the Senate's passage of reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board adopted the first-ever comprehensive flood plan for California's Central Valley.
Read more »Tell Congress Missouri River Restoration = Flood Protection
Eileen Fretz, Flood Policy Director
May 23, 2012 | Floods & Floodplains, Climate Change, Most Endangered Rivers
The nation’s longest river, the Missouri River, is back on the Most Endangered Rivers list at #4 this year. We need your help to keep the Missouri River on the road to recovery and stop misguided efforts to undo river restoration.
Read more »Flood the Hill Week! Call your Senators!
Eileen Fretz, Flood Policy Director
May 8, 2012 | Floods & Floodplains, Climate Change, Water Pollution
Keep communities safe from floods. Call your Senators today: ask them to pass The Flood Insurance Modernization and Reform Act.
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Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
April 20, 2012 | Water Pollution, Floods & Floodplains, Climate Change, Water Supply
Ever since my “ah-ha” moment when I realized that a roof that is not is not “green” is just a waste of space, I’ve been even more excited about our work at American Rivers to make more roofs green. From Milwaukee to Durham, we’re working to green our communities for cleaner rivers.
Read more »Green Infrastructure Helps Manage Runoff, Reduce Flood Damages
April 19, 2012 | Water Pollution, Floods & Floodplains, Climate ChangeJust a few months ago the Susquehanna and Delaware basins in Pennsylvania were sustaining the worst flooding since record-breaking Hurricane Agnes hit in ’72. Today, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Patriot News reports that the Susquehanna is recording levels that match record drought years of 1910 and 1946.
Read more »Green Infrastructure Will Save Millions and Clean Water: EPA Agrees With Philadelphia’s Plan
April 13, 2012 | Water Pollution, Floods & FloodplainsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson was in Philadelphia to endorse the city’s long-term plan to address sewer overflows from the city’s water management system. The plan, “Green City, Clean Water” proposes green infrastructure to complement the existing ‘gray’ infrastructure system of pipes and treatment facilities.
Read more »Green Infrastructure to Alleviate Flooding
April 4, 2012 | Water Pollution, Floods & Floodplains, Stormwater & SewageAmerican Rivers recently completed retrofitting over 12 acres of impervious surface in the Wilson Park Creek Subwatershed.
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