Local Updates
Blog Posts: Local News
Study Finds 11 Billion Gallons of Sewage Entered Rivers & Bays after Hurricane Sandy (05/02/13)
The Fish are Back! (04/19/13)
Finding the connection on Amethyst Brook (04/09/13)
River Impossible: The Hazard of Whittenton Dam and the Mill River Restoration (02/26/13)
Rebuilding Better in New York (02/11/13)
Much Ado About Flooding - Using Green Infrastructure to Reduce A Growing Problem (01/03/13)
Investing in Resilient Infrastructure after Superstorm Sandy (12/13/12)
Thanksgiving: A River Runs Through It (11/20/12)
A Bad Day for Mountaintop Removal is a Good Day for Rivers (11/16/12)
Is there a Connection – Hurricanes and Climate Change? (11/02/12)
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 Outdated or unsafe dams came out of rivers across the country, restoring 400 miles of streams for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and people across the country.
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EPA and American Rivers Award Additional $300,000 in Grants to Protect and Restore Potomac Highlands Rivers and Lands in West Virginia
January 10, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency and American Rivers today announced two additional recipients of environmental grants to benefit communities, protect and restore habitat, forests, farmland, rivers and clean water in the Potomac Highlands region of West Virginia.
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Statement from American Rivers President Bob Irvin on the impacts of Hurricane Sandy
October 30, 2012 | Floods & Floodplains, Stormwater & Sewage
“This was a storm of unprecedented proportion. The images and stories from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are devastating. Our hearts go out to the families and communities who have lost loved ones and have seen their homes damaged or destroyed by the storm surge and floodwaters.”
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