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2009 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Laurel Hill Creek, PA
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Monongahela River, PA / WV
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Upper Delaware River, PA / NY
About American Rivers Blue Trails
America's Most Endangered Rivers: 2009 Edition
America's Most Endangered Rivers: Progress and Success: 2005 - 2009
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Reports: 1986-1995
America's Most Endangered Rivers™: Threats to Our Clean Water
Developing Green Infrastructure Solutions: Stormwater Management Workshop and Presentation
Green Infrastructure in Darby Creek, PA
Local Stormwater Codes and Ordinances
Rain Garden and Rain Barrel Initiatives
Saucon Park Dam, Saucon Creek, PA
Publications and Reports
Permitting Dam Removal: The State of (Several) States (09/01/2007)
Natural Defenses: Safeguarding Communities from Floods (11/01/2010)
Funding Green Infrastructure in Pennsylvania (03/09/2010)
Ecological Riverfront Design: Restoring Rivers, Connecting Communities (05/01/2004)
Dam Removal Success Stories (12/01/1999)
Beyond Dams: Options and Alternatives (05/01/2004)
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Press Releases About Pennsylvania
American Rivers receives $1 million to Restore Rivers and Clean Water in PA and GA (08/03/11)
American Rivers Names America’s Most Endangered Rivers(TM) of 2011 (05/17/11)
Susquehanna named Most Endangered River in the Nation (05/17/11)
Potomac Highlands Implementation Grants Now Available (04/28/11)
American Rivers Releases List of 2010 Dam Removals (01/04/11)
American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010 (06/02/10)
Monongahela River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ (06/02/10)
Upper Delaware Named America’s Most Endangered River (06/02/10)
America’s Most Endangered Rivers to be Announced June 2 (05/17/10)
Communities Improving Public Safety through River Restoration (05/05/10)
American Rivers improves safety at Salvation Army camp (04/15/10)
American Rivers Selected as 2010 Orvis Conservation Grantee (03/03/10)
One year later, Pennsylvania’s clean water benefits from stimulus spending (02/12/10)
Dam on West Branch Chester Creek Is Being Removed to Improve Water Quality and Fish Passage (12/17/09)
Mid-Year Update: America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2009 (10/20/09)
Uncertain future for Laurel Hill Creek, one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2009 (10/20/09)
Dam removal to improve Saucon Creek in Bethlehem (09/23/09)
Press Conference on the Saucon Park Dam Removal to be Held Tomorrow, September 22 (09/21/09)
Smethport Dam to be Removed to Restore Tributary of Wild and Scenic Allegheny River (08/27/09)
Fish Runs, Public Safety will Improve Thanks to a Dam Removal on Jordan Creek (08/13/09)
American Rivers Helps Volunteers Protect Clean Water in Delaware County Neighborhoods (07/28/09)
American Rivers’ 21st century water solutions highlighted at Congressional hearing in Philadelphia (05/18/09)
Laurel Hill Creek among America’s Most Endangered Rivers (04/07/09)
American Rivers named Outstanding Conservation Organization for 2008 (04/06/09)
Stimulus funding can improve public health, clean water in Pennsylvania (03/18/09)
Stronger Stormwater Safeguards Needed to Protect Maryland's Clean Water (01/06/09)
Green Infrastructure Projects in Pennsylvania Would Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy (12/17/08)
American Rivers Opens New Western Pennsylvania Office in Pittsburgh (11/24/08)
American Rivers Identifies Three Priorities for Sustainable Water Infrastructure in Pennsylvania (10/30/08)
Corps of Engineers Deflates Proposed Dam on the Susquehanna River (02/15/08)
Setting Free a Wild & Scenic River in Bucks County (12/10/07)
Two Dams Removed on Cedar Run (10/10/07)
300 Years Later, Fish Passage Restored to Pennypack Creek (09/13/07)
Dilapidated Dam Disappearing (09/11/07)
Pennsylvania in the News
Giving Shad a 30-Year Chance New York Times Green Blog (11/21/11)
EPA grants could help projects on local rivers Cumberland Times News (03/14/11)
Maryland county caught up in fight over energy extraction method Washington Post (02/06/11)
Chilling Images of Drilling's Perils, Met by Numbed Eyes The New York Times (06/10/10)
America’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers The Epoch Times (06/08/10)
List of Top 10 Endangered Rivers Includes Two That Flow Through The National Park System National Parks Traveler (06/06/10)
Monongahela ranked ninth on nation's endangered rivers list Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (06/03/10)
Group lists America's 10 most endangered rivers CNN (06/02/10)
Group: Natural gas drilling threatens Upper Delaware The Philadelphia Inquirer (06/02/10)
River in Peril The Daily Item (02/17/10)
New Fund Making PA's Water Greener Public News Service (01/25/10)
Flight 93 National Memorial agreement tops 2009 news Our Town (01/04/10)
Laurel Hill Creek moving closer to protected status Tribune Democrat (11/30/09)
Pa. praised for removing unsafe dams Pittsburgh Post Gazette (11/28/09)
Committee seeks help for Laurel Hill Creek Tribune Review (11/22/09)
Tributary pollution addressed The Abington Journal (10/28/09)
Permits threaten river water quality Daily American (10/24/09)
Rare find on Laurel Hill Creek Daily American (10/23/09)
Tributary pollution addressed Times Leader (10/22/09)
Tapping Its Potential: 2008 Survey Concluded River in Decent Shape Times Leader (10/11/09)
PA Fish & Boat Commission Acquires Easements in Erie County, Adopts Trout Management Plan PR Newswire (10/06/09)
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission aims $200,000 at dam removal in Cumberland and Franklin counties Patriot-News (10/06/09)
Bethlehem removes Saucon Creek dam to reduce flooding, restore flow Lehigh Valley Live (09/23/09)
Dam Torn Down In Hopes Of Alleviating Flooding WFMZ (09/23/09)
National River Cleanup Times Observer (09/10/09)
Activists in Pennsylvania thwart three privitization attempts Current (08/29/09)
Old Concrete Dam In Pa. Being Demolished Associated Press (08/19/09)
Jordan Creek's waters to flow free The Morning Call (08/19/09)
Agency looks to reel in data on Pa. brook trout The Tribune Democrat (08/09/09)
Fish & Boat Commission Awards Grants for Sinnemahoning Watershed Restoration Earth Times (08/04/09)
Environmental protection Daily American (07/28/09)
Bottler denied permit to tap Somerset watershed Pittsburgh Post Gazette (07/28/09)
Removal of dam in Connoquenessing Creek under way Pittsburgh Post Gazette (07/16/09)
Grant approvals on tap at this week’s meeting Sun Gazette (07/13/09)
Yough River benefiting from travel guide Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (07/12/09)
Environmental group destroys dams in Connoquenessing Creek to prevent floods Pittsburgh Tribune (07/08/09)
Somerset company's proposal to bottle water from creek stirs controversy (Pittsburg Post-Gazette, PA) Pittsburgh Post Gazette (07/05/09)
Volunteers Needed for Rain Barrel Work Camp TTF Watershed Partnership (06/26/09)
Kasunic, Meztgar question bottled water proposal The Daily American (06/19/09)
Dam removal, new bridge in the works The Record Herald (06/12/09)
Can Laurel Hill handle extra use? The Tribune Democrat (06/11/09)
Laurel Hill Creek: Demands for water come under scrutiny The Tribune Democrat (06/03/09)
PA may deem ‘endangered’ creek ‘critical’ Water Tech Online (06/03/09)
Laurel Hill May Receive Special Designation Daily American (06/02/09)
Volunteers to clean up Susquehanna Saturday (05/27/09)
Laurel Hill Creek on endangered list Herald Standard (05/25/09)
Maintaining dams is inefficient in long run Penn Live (04/27/09)
Protecting Watersheds Daily American (04/25/09)
Conservation district honors West Reading group, others Reading Eagle (04/07/09)
Governor Rendell Says PA Applying for Stimulus Funds to Advance Projects on Susquehanna River News Blaze (04/07/09)
Why Conserve Water? Get Out! (03/23/09)
Blog Posts About the Pennsylvania
Busy Week for Natural Gas Across the Country (12/19/11)
What is Happening with the 2011 Most Endangered Rivers? (12/08/11)
What state can afford to ignore the benefits of green infrastructure? (12/07/11)
Taking out the trash with REI (12/05/11)
Making Our Communities SAFE (12/01/11)
Help Us Give the Delaware River an Upgrade (11/28/11)
DRBC Postpones Vote on Fracking Regulations (11/18/11)
Will the Delaware River Basin Soon be Fracked Up? (11/17/11)
Keeping Chemicals Out of Rivers (09/21/11)
Fracking in a Floodplain (09/09/11)
Swimming in Slime Underscores Need for Smart Clean Water Protections (08/31/11)
Do you care about the Susquehanna River? Tell the SRBC. (08/08/11)
“A Tale of Two Shale States” Response (08/03/11)
Pennsylvania supports Philadelphia plan for green infrastructure (06/08/11)
Reaching Out for Clean Water in Philly (06/02/11)
Susquehanna Listing Sparks Oversight Controversy (05/19/11)
Most Endangered Rivers of 2011 Announced Today! (05/17/11)
Department of Environmental Protection Fines Chesapeake Energy More Than $1 Million (05/17/11)
Delaware Commission Delays Permit for Frack Water Withdrawal (05/12/11)
Delaware River Water Withdrawal Needs Public Input (05/07/11)
Protecting Our Clean Water with the STOPS Runoff Act (05/06/11)
Pennsylvania Preparing for Climate Change (04/28/11)
Getting the Full Story on the Towanda Fracking Spill (04/21/11)
The Word of the Day: Fracking (04/14/11)
Conestoga River Cleanup (04/08/11)
When it rains, it pours – sediment into the Chesapeake Bay (03/31/11)
It's Time to Tell Regulators to Protect the Delaware River (03/24/11)
FRAC Act Re-introduced in Congress (03/24/11)
Is radioactive water making you glow, or are you just happy to see me? (03/04/11)
Show Your Love For Water Trails: Join Trails Advocacy Week (02/01/11)
Good “Bad News” for the Mon (01/13/11)
2010: A Dam Removal Retrospective (01/10/11)
National River Cleanup in Review (01/10/11)
Congress Passes Stormwater Funding Bill (12/30/10)
Survey Says… Water Is More Important than Gas (12/22/10)
Success on Laurel Hill Creek (MER 2009) (12/13/10)
Big Wins for Rivers: A Summary of 2010 Successes (12/09/10)
Stand up for Appalachia! (11/18/10)
Halliburton Strikes Again… and Again… and Again (11/16/10)
Board Bombarded with Marcellus Shale (11/09/10)
Not Just a Drop in the Bucket (10/14/10)
What Global Warming Looks Like: A View from Pennsylvania (10/12/10)
Green Infrastructure Making Its Mark from Small Towns to Big Cities (10/07/10)
Gettin’ Dirty with REI (09/28/10)
NY Senate Votes for Marcellus Moratorium and Shocking PA Study is Reported (08/12/10)
The Mad Hatter Resides at ORSANCO (08/11/10)
America's Great Outdoors Initiative Coming to Philadelphia (07/26/10)
$1 Million to Study Cumulative Impact of Water Withdrawals from "Fracking" (07/26/10)
Shaking Things Up in Marcellus: Drilling Company Announces Voluntary Disclosure of Chemicals (07/20/10)
Good News for #1 Most Endangered River! (07/01/10)
Help Shape the Fracking Study! (07/01/10)
Yell O-H I-O at the Ohio River Sweep (06/07/10)
Yell O-H I-O at the Ohio River Sweep (06/07/10)
Explosive Awakening Highlights Need for Caution (06/04/10)
The Ten Most Endangered Rivers of 2010 - Plus 22 Success Stories! (06/02/10)
Boston Globe Agrees that the Solution to Hazardous Dams is Removal (03/31/10)
Funding Green Infrastructure in Pennsylvania (03/09/10)
American Rivers Receives Grant to Restore Two of the Nation's Largest Rivers (03/03/10)
Green Reserve -- Water Infrastructure in the Stimulus at One Year (02/12/10)
"Hydrofracking" poses threats to Streams and Rivers (01/26/10)
American Rivers Comments on the President's Executive Order on the Chesapeake Bay (01/12/10)
Several Rivers Move Closer to Permanent Protection (12/17/09)
Dams Are Coming Down All Over Pennsylvania (09/28/09)
Sojourn on the Susquehanna (06/16/09)
The 2009 Great River Adventure: Saturday June 27 (04/23/09)
Chesapeake Bay Program Also has its Success Stories (03/24/09)
The Proof is in the Pudding (03/16/09)
Kayaking Promotes Better Health (12/01/08)
PA Commission announces Boating Facilities Grant Program (10/02/08)
A $1.2 million week (03/20/08)
