Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Feeling The Heat On Uranium Mining In Virginia
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
December 21, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers
Uranium mining is a hot topic right now in Virginia. You might remember that American Rivers listed the Roanoke River as one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2011 due to a proposed uranium mine. Since that time, the Virginia legislature has been talking about whether or not to lift a 30-year ban on uranium mining in Virginia.
Read more »Alexandra Cousteau Talks Sustainable Water Management
Katie Rousseau, Associate Director of Clean Water Program
December 11, 2012 | Stormwater & Sewage, Water Pollution, Most Endangered Rivers
Last week’s GreenTown conference was the first step in a long process towards sustainability for the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. In a joint effort, the City and County along with many other local folks put together this conference that not only told the story about local sustainability efforts but also brought in big names from across the country to motivate and inspire the attendees.
Read more »Experts Support EPA Finding of Potential Danger with Pebble Mine
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
November 27, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers, Water Pollution
A peer review panel of independent experts has analyzed EPA’s Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment and concurred with the finding that the Pebble Mine could cause irreparable harm to the Bristol Bay watershed. This project could jeopardize the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the country.
Read more »Spoiler Alert- Oil Shale Development May Harm Rivers in the Colorado Basin
David Moryc, Senior Director, River Protection
November 27, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers, Water Supply
If you were to draw up a list of rivers where you wouldn’t want to extract oil shale in the United States, the Green, the White and the Upper Colorado would be in the list. (Similar to developing a massive copper and gold mine in the most productive salmon watershed on the planet, but I digress.)
Read more »Little River Reservoir Stopped!
Peter Raabe, North Carolina Conservation Director
November 26, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers, Water Supply
The Little River (just north of Raleigh, NC) will continue to be a free flowing river for the foreseeable future. The City of Raleigh will look to its current drinking water source- Falls Lake - and determine if additional water supply can be provided from that reservoir.
Read more »A Bad Day for Mountaintop Removal is a Good Day for Rivers
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
November 16, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers
Mountaintop removal coal mining is one of the most destructive practices as far as its impact on river health. One of the major coal companies in Appalachia has now agreed to stop this harmful practice in exchange for an extension on a requirement to treat selenium during its operations.
Read more »Let’s Pony Up for the Hoback
Scott Bosse, Director, Northern Rockies
November 16, 2012 | Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers
It’s pretty rare that we ever get the opportunity to save a slice of heaven for $150 an acre. But on one of my favorite rivers – the Hoback in Wyoming – you can do just that.
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