Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Impact of Mountaintop Mining on Public Health
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 30, 2012 | Blue Trails, Water Pollution, Most Endangered 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 »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 | Water Pollution, 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 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered 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 »Let’s Have A Grand Ole’ Day on the River!
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 25, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
You’ve guessed it river fans! Today is Grand River Day! Our #6 on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, the Grand River, is highlighted today due to the impacts of natural gas development on the watershed.
Read more »Experience The Beautiful Grand River
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 25, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Walking along the northern end of the Grand River last summer reminded me of some of the best national parks I’ve visited across the country. The bird watching is even more amazing than most areas in the United States. Kingfishers flew about, Lesser Yellow Legs trotted the shore, and even a Bald Eagle soared by the area. This year a vibrant male Scarlett Tanager was spotted!
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 »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:
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