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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 »Making Strides Toward Greater Protection for Delaware River
April 19, 2012 | Water Pollution, Most Endangered RiversAs anyone who follows the trials and tribulations impacting our nation’s rivers knows, you have to celebrate the small victories. Today we are celebrating the Delaware River because we are one step closer to increasing vital protections for this watershed that provides millions of people with clean drinking water, exciting opportunities to explore nature with their families, and many other important uses.
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 »National River Cleanup® joins forces on the Potomac River
April 18, 2012 | Water Pollution, National River CleanupNational River Cleanup® joined the Potomac Conservancy last Saturday for a sunny and productive morning out on our Nation’s River. The river cleanup site in Cabin John, Maryland along the C&O Canal was one of hundreds of cleanup sites that worked out on the Potomac River as part of the Alice Ferguson Foundation 24th Annual Potomac River Watershed cleanup.
Read more »National River Cleanup® joins forces on the Potomac River
April 18, 2012 | Water Pollution, National River CleanupNational River Cleanup® joined the Potomac Conservancy last Saturday for a sunny and productive morning out on our Nation’s River. The river cleanup site in Cabin John, Maryland along the C&O Canal was one of hundreds of cleanup sites that worked out on the Potomac River as part of the Alice Ferguson Foundation 24th Annual Potomac River Watershed cleanup.
Read more »Float-In for Earth Day!
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
April 18, 2012 | Water Pollution, Blue Trails
Do you love paddling and being out on the river? What better way to spend your Earth Day than on the water with friends? Good news then – our good friends at the Clean Water Network are hosting the first ever Float-In Earth Day on the Anacostia River.
Read more »Green Infrastructure Can Save Local Governments Money
April 16, 2012 | Water Pollution, Stormwater & SewageWith increasing urbanization comes an increasing area of rooftops, parking lots, and highways - hard surfaces that are impermeable to water. Rain that once soaked into fields and forests, now runs off these hardened surfaces in excessive amounts. This runoff flows untreated into storm drains and local waterways, carrying a variety of pollutants that foul our waters and cause health risks. The volume of runoff can be so high that it erodes stream banks and causes localized flooding.
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