All Press Releases
Press Releases
62 Dams Removed to Restore Rivers in 2012
March 12, 2013 | Dams & Dam Removal
Communities in 19 states, working in partnership with non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies, removed 62 dams in 2012, American Rivers announced today. Outdated or unsafe dams came out of rivers across the country, restoring 400 miles of streams for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and people across the country.
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American Rivers Opposes Cutting Protections for Wild and Scenic Merced River
March 5, 2013 | Dams & Dam Removal, Wild and Scenic Rivers
A bill introduced today, HR 934, by Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA), would remove long-standing Wild and Scenic River protections from a section of the Merced River and allow the Merced Irrigation District to pursue raising a spillway at New Exchequer Dam and inundate almost a mile of one of California’s last, best, free-flowing rivers. This bill would mark the first time a federal Wild and Scenic River is essentially de-designated for the purpose of raising a dam.
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Elwha and White Salmon River Restoration Projects Show Great Success
September 13, 2012 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal
One year since two of the nation’s most significant river restoration projects began, American Rivers is applauding the progress and significant economic, environmental, and social benefits that have already started to accrue. The nation’s leading river conservation organization also warned against an extreme piece of legislation that would hurt river restoration efforts in communities nationwide.
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Costly and Extreme Bill Would Slow Job Growth, Hurt Business, Harm Communities, and Weaken Environmental Protection
August 15, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal
Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) has introduced a bill that outlines a radical and potentially destructive vision for American hydropower—a vision that is at odds with mainstream thinking about hydropower policy. The bill, HR 6247, is designed to muzzle critics of unsafe and environmentally destructive dams, while protecting lavish subsidies to irrigators and agribusinesses that derive their profits from those dams.
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Hopewell Mills Dam Removal Begins in Taunton
August 10, 2012 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal
Excavators today began chipping away at concrete that has held back the Mill River for decades. Within days, the impoundment behind the Hopewell Mills Dam will drop, and the river will begin to transform, opening up fish and wildlife habitat that hasn’t been available for nearly 200 years.
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American Rivers and NOAA award $696,692 to restore rivers and fisheries in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Oregon
July 25, 2012 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal
–Rivers and communities will benefit from nearly $700,000 in grants awarded through the national partnership between American Rivers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center. This funding will support six projects throughout California, Delaware, Massachusetts and Oregon aimed at restoring fisheries, improving public safety, and reducing flood risks.
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White Salmon River to run free tomorrow with breach of Condit Dam
October 25, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
World’s biggest dam removal begins this week
September 13, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
The biggest dam removal project in history begins this Saturday on Washington’s Elwha River. American Rivers, the national leader in restoring rivers through dam removal, applauded the effort which will revitalize salmon runs and deliver significant cultural, economic, and recreation benefits to the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe and surrounding communities.
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Court ruling is a win for healthy rivers, salmon, and communities
August 3, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
American Rivers Names America’s Most Endangered Rivers(TM) of 2011
May 17, 2011 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal, Fracking, Floods & Floodplains, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Yuba named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers
May 17, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers
Potomac Highlands Implementation Grants Now Available
April 28, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
New EPA $1.8 million grant program to restore and protect rivers, forests, and clean water throughout Potomac Highlands region
March 1, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Water Pollution
American Rivers opens Colorado office to protect and restore state’s rivers
February 7, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Most Endangered Rivers
Poll shows southeast Idahoans prefer less costly alternatives
February 3, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
American Rivers Releases List of 2010 Dam Removals
January 4, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
Major hurdle cleared in effort to remove Condit Dam
December 16, 2010 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers
Briggsville Dam Breached, Removal Underway
November 4, 2010 | Dams & Dam Removal
Coalition documents Obama’s ghoulish salmon plan
November 3, 2010 | Dams & Dam Removal, Water Pollution, Water Supply
American Rivers Announces Removal of Simkins Dam on the Patapsco River
October 21, 2010 | Dams & Dam Removal, Water Pollution
