Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Friday's White House Conference on Conservation
William Robert (Bob) Irvin, President
March 5, 2012 | Blue Trails, Water Pollution
On Friday, I had the privilege of attending the White House Conference on Conservation held at the Department of the Interior. It was an inspirational afternoon, with river restoration prominently featured. President Obama spoke about initiatives to promote stream restoration and provide opportunities for fishing and other outdoor recreation.
Read more »Plastic, Plastic Everywhere…
March 2, 2012 | Water Pollution, National River Cleanup...with more than enough to spare. As part of the National River Cleanup® efforts we ask our organizers to fill out a post-event survey once the river cleanup is over. We collect this information to better understand what types of trash are polluting our waterways. Can you take a wild guess what the number one item of trash found in the river was in 2011?
Read more »Healthy Rivers mean Healthy Lakes at Great Lakes Day
Gary Belan, Director, Clean Water Program
March 1, 2012 | Water Pollution
Some of you may have seen some of my tweets or one of the American Rivers retweets sent during the initial meetings of this years Great Lakes day hosted by the Healing Our Waters coalition, of which we're a proud member. Members of the coalition are coming into Washington D.C. from around the Great Lakes to meet with their members of Congress to talk about a number of different issues around the Great Lakes.
Read more »Two-Headed Trout: Water Pollution Rearing Its Ugly Heads
Amy Trice, Lapham Conservation Fellow
February 29, 2012 | Water Pollution, Water Supply
This week, news broke with compelling photos of the devastating effects of selenium in waterways. Mutated brown trout, sporting two heads similar to the likes of blinky a la The Simpsons, were found near polluted creeks in southern Idaho. The area of concern has been severely impacted by phosphate mines (more than 30 in operation) with toxic selenium contamination killing horses, livestock, and wildlife while also devastating stream cutthroat trout habitat.
Read more »Are You Swimming in Sewage?
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
February 28, 2012 | Water Pollution, Stormwater & Sewage, Water Supply
Do you enjoy splashing in your stream and swimming in your local lake? Does your dog jump into your local creek at every chance? You may think you know whether it’s safe to be in the water, but depending on where you live, there’s a good chance you have no idea.
Read more »Clean Water Infrastructure Funding Cut Again
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
February 15, 2012 | Water Pollution, Water Supply
President Obama’s proposed federal budget cuts funding for clean water and drinking water infrastructure (pdf) by about $350 million from what we ended up with last fiscal year. This infrastructure funding is critical to protect public health, and part of the overall budget for the Environmental Protection Agency, which was cut by $105 million. Programs that received boosts include funding for the Chesapeake Bay and assistance to states to implement environmental programs.
Read more »Be the Change in 2012: Register with National River Cleanup®
February 13, 2012 | Water Pollution, National River CleanupThe time has come.
Embrace your inner community-organizer roots and organize a river cleanup in 2012.
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