Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Clean Water At The Supreme Court
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
December 12, 2012 | Water Pollution, Urban Rivers
I was really excited to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court last Tuesday as there was a clean water case on the docket. The oral argument session over Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council was unique in that when each side answers the question posed, they agree.
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 »Fiscal Cliff Spending Cuts Threaten Rivers and Clean Water
William Robert (Bob) Irvin, President
December 4, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Water Pollution
We don’t have to leap off the fiscal cliff like lemmings to the sea. To achieve this, however, we need a balanced solution, one that relies on sensible budget cuts that do not harm programs that provide enormous benefits to our nation, along with responsible revenue increases that are applied fairly across our society.
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 »Thankful for the Postcard Underground
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
November 23, 2012 | Water Pollution
Remember how great it was to get a letter in the mail back in the day when people wrote letters? Well, imagine my great surprise when I received not one, but a stack of postcards in the mail addressed to me at American Rivers a couple of weeks ago. And the strange thing – I don’t know who wrote them, but every single one put a smile on my face.
Read more »Thanksgiving: A River Runs Through It
Devin Dotson, Associate Director of Communications
November 20, 2012 | Water Pollution
Happy Thanksgiving! The big day is almost here, and you’re probably excitedly waiting for (or frantically preparing) an enormous feast. Surely you will be covering your table with Thanksgiving staples such as cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and, of course, a turkey. While we eat these dishes in honor of the first Thanksgiving in 1621, when the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony shared a meal, it is likely that none of these foods were actually present. Instead, waterfowl, fish, and crustaceans were among the main courses that were passed around.
Read more »Infrastructure at the Forefront in Disasters
Stacey Detwiler, Associate, Conservation & Government Relations
November 16, 2012 | Stormwater & Sewage, Water Pollution
It can be easy to forget just how important our water infrastructure can be, until a catastrophic event like Hurricane Sandy comes along and knocks these systems out of commission.
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