Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
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 »Two Cheers For The Hooch!
Jenny Hoffner, Senior Director, Water Supply
May 22, 2012 | Blue Trails, Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers
Continuing our spotlight on America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2012, today is Chattahoochee River Day! In celebration, I wanted to share a story about my recent trip down the Chattahoochee, affectionately known by its admirers as “The Hooch.”
Read more »Paddling Up Support For The Green River
May 21, 2012 | Water Pollution, Most Endangered Rivers, Dams & Dam RemovalThe not-for-profit conservation organization American Rivers has just announced its 2012 list of the country’s most endangered rivers. Unfortunately, the historic and spectacular Green River, which flows through parts of Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, made the list.
Read more »It's Green River Day! Share Your Love For The Green!
May 21, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered RiversToday is Green River Day! It is time to speak up on behalf of the Green River, our #2 this year on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®. Do you love canyons? Rafting? Fishing? The Wild Wild West? If you do, this river is for you.
Read more »The Potomac River Diet
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 17, 2012 | Water Pollution, Most Endangered Rivers
Over the course of May, American Rivers will be providing insight into America’s Most Endangered Rivers® through a series of guest blogs about this year’s ten rivers. Today, American Rivers welcomes these thoughts from Hedrick Belin, President of Potomac Conservancy:
Read more »Protecting Clean Water in the Potomac River
May 15, 2012 | Water Pollution, Most Endangered RiversIf you live and work in the Washington, DC area, this year’s number one Most Endangered River may hit closer to home than you might think. The Potomac River provides drinking water for over 5 million people in Maryland, Virginia, and the District. Enough so that the odds are pretty good that if you drank a glass of water, made a cup of coffee, or took a shower this morning, you were using water from the Potomac.
Read more »Floods, Energy, and Pollution - America's Most Endangered Rivers Coming Tuesday
Amy Souers Kober, Senior Director of Communications
May 10, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers
On May 15, American Rivers will release America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2012. From record floods to energy development to urban and agricultural pollution, the rivers on this year’s list face serious threats.
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