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Inflation Reduction Act a historic win for climate action
More work needed for rivers and climate justice August 8, 2022 Contact: Sinjin Eberle, 720-373-0864 American Rivers today applauded the Senate for passing the historic Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which represents the largest climate action in history. The bill contains $369 billion for climate and energy provisions, including $4 billion to combat drought in […]
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American Rivers welcomes Kyle Smith as Snake River Director
August 4, 2022 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers announced today that Kyle Smith will join the organization as its new Snake River director. The new position demonstrates the organization’s strong commitment to advancing solutions for the Snake River that recover salmon runs, honor treaties and commitments with Tribal Nations, invest in clean energy and agriculture, and strengthen communities across the […]
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I’m a River Guide and Water Lawyer. I’m Scared for the Grand Canyon.
“As a Grand Canyon river guide, I know something about facing sometimes harsh and dangerous conditions and finding beauty and meaning in the world.” – Guest Author, Jocelyn Gibbon
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America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022 Spotlights Rivers in Crisis Mode
Today we are announcing America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2022 and sounding the alarm that our nation’s rivers and clean water are in crisis.
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American Rivers Announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022
Climate change, environmental injustice threaten rivers and communities nationwide. Report identifies solutions, calls for urgent action on ten endangered rivers. Contact: Amy Souers Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 www.AmericanRivers.org/EndangeredRivers Washington, DC – American Rivers released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® today, spotlighting ten rivers where climate change and racial injustice are putting the […]
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Colorado River named America’s #1 Most Endangered River of 2022
Climate change, overallocation threatens water source for seven states, 30 Tribal Nations and Mexico Contact: Matt Rice, American Rivers, 803-422-5244 Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Colorado River the #1 Most Endangered River in the country, highlighting the threat climate change and outdated water management pose to 30 federally-recognized Tribal Nations, seven states, […]
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Mississippi River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022
Calling for a new federal Mississippi River initiative from headwaters to the gulf, groups say it’s time to restore the river and support resilient river communities Contact:Olivia Dorothy, American Rivers, 217-390-3658Kelly McGinnis, Mississippi River Network, 708-305-3524*Please see below for additional quotes and contacts for each state as well as special topical contacts Washington, D.C. – […]
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Reconnecting the Past: A Blackfeet Man Floats the Blackfoot River
This is a guest blog by Tyrel Fenner, a Blackfeet and Little Shell Chippewa tribal member from Babb, Montana. Tyrel works for the Piikani Lodge Health Institute as a hydrologist on climate adaptation. He was the recipient of the 2021 American Rivers Northern Rockies Indigenous Scholarship with Freeflow Institute.
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Healthy river systems are everything
Why the River Democracy Act is crucial to fighting Climate Change and Wildfire
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New IPCC Report Doubles Down on Water Crisis
The IPCC report released today is yet another urgent alarm bell, urging us to wake up to the real dangers of climate change that communities across the globe are already experiencing.
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KLAMATH DAM REMOVAL PROCESS ENTERS HOME STRETCH
P R E S S R E L E A S E Karuk Tribe • Yurok Tribe• American RiversTrout Unlimited • Institute for Fisheries Resources • California Trout Sustainable Northwest • Salmon River Restoration Council • Native Fish Society • Northern California Council, Flyfishers International • Friends of the Shasta River • Save California Salmon • […]
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How Wyden’s River Democracy Act will help fight wildfires and climate change
Healthy, resilient rivers lead to healthy, resilient communities.
