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Rivers that American Rivers is currently working on:
Our Projects
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Upper Delaware River, PA / NY
About American Rivers Blue Trails
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
Fort Covington Dam, Salmon River, NY
Publications and Reports
Permitting Dam Removal: The State of (Several) States (09/01/2007)
Natural Security: How Sustainable Water Strategies are Preparing Communities for a Changing Climate (09/17/2009)
Natural Defenses: Safeguarding Communities from Floods (11/01/2010)
Ecological Riverfront Design: Restoring Rivers, Connecting Communities (05/01/2004)
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Report: 2008 Edition (04/17/2008)
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Report: 2007 Edition (04/18/2007)
Video: Natural Security Report (09/17/2009)
Video: America’s Most Endangered Rivers™: 2008 Edition (04/01/2008)
Press Releases About New York
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)
American Rivers Releases List of 2010 Dam Removals (01/04/11)
Demand for Green Infrastructure Projects Higher Than Ever (09/28/10)
American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010 (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)
American Rivers names Staten Island one of nation’s top “water wise” communities (09/17/09)
Fort Covington Dam Removal to Benefit Public Safety, Flood Protection, and Salmon River Fisheries (07/01/09)
New York State Governor Paterson's New Executive Order May Put Communities at Risk of Dam Failure (04/29/09)
Green Infrastructure Projects in New York Would Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy (12/17/08)
Good News on St. Lawrence River, One of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2008 (12/11/08)
Fort Covington Dam Removal to Benefit Public Safety, Flood Protection, and Fisheries (11/11/08)
New York in the News
Maryland county caught up in fight over energy extraction method Washington Post (02/06/11)
Rebuilding Our Aging Water Systems The New York Times (10/29/10)
An Extended Interview with John Seebach, American Rivers MSNBC (10/05/10)
Pulling Energy from Tides MSNBC (10/05/10)
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)
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)
Hydro plant seeks seal of approval Times Union (11/28/09)
A burst of blue Staten Island Live (11/02/09)
Statement from Save The River on the release of World Wildlife Fund-Canada’s Rivers At Risk report Save the River Blog (10/15/09)
Bluebelt at forefront of 'water wise' practices Staten Island Advance (10/04/09)
Staten Island nationally recognized for its stormwater management Staten Island Advance (09/17/09)
Salmon River could correct itself Press Republican (09/13/09)
Salmon River slowdown Press Republican (08/31/09)
'Fracking' method of gas extraction under scrutiny Times Herald-Record (08/10/09)
Awareness Week on the Raquette River Press-Republican (07/28/09)
Record trout is the latest big catch Times Union (07/16/09)
Operation Black River Cleanup returns July 18th NewsWatch 50 (07/14/09)
Dam removal making progress Watertown Daily Times (07/08/09)
New York Resumes Fort Covington Dam Removal Water and Wastewater (07/06/09)
Fort Covington Dam Removal to Benefit Public Safety, Flood Protection, and Salmon River Fisheries Great Lakes Boating blog (07/01/09)
Chemung River cleanup requests volunteers Star Gazette (06/15/09)
Guv’s order is dam shame, say foes Crain's Insider (04/30/09)
Volunteers urged to clean stream banks Mid-Hudson News Network (04/05/09)
Blog Posts About the New York
Protecting Rivers in NY from Fracking (01/06/12)
Busy Week for Natural Gas Across the Country (12/19/11)
Better stream crossings make for safer roads during storms (12/12/11)
What is Happening with the 2011 Most Endangered Rivers? (12/08/11)
DRBC Postpones Vote on Fracking Regulations (11/18/11)
Will the Delaware River Basin Soon be Fracked Up? (11/17/11)
How We Manage and Recover from Flooding (10/12/11)
Connecting Communities to Their River (09/27/11)
Hurricane Irene Underscores Need For Better Preparation (08/29/11)
Contaminants in Your Clams? (08/22/11)
Do you care about the Susquehanna River? Tell the SRBC. (08/08/11)
“A Tale of Two Shale States” Response (08/03/11)
Don’t Frack with Jersey (06/30/11)
Susquehanna Listing Sparks Oversight Controversy (05/19/11)
Most Endangered Rivers of 2011 Announced Today! (05/17/11)
Delaware Commission Delays Permit for Frack Water Withdrawal (05/12/11)
Delaware River Water Withdrawal Needs Public Input (05/07/11)
A Green Grid for Clean Water? (04/27/11)
The Word of the Day: Fracking (04/14/11)
FRAC Act Re-introduced in Congress (03/24/11)
It's Time to Tell Regulators to Protect the Delaware River (03/24/11)
Is radioactive water making you glow, or are you just happy to see me? (03/04/11)
Attacks on Clean Water, Fast and Furious (02/18/11)
Show Your Love For Water Trails: Join Trails Advocacy Week (02/01/11)
2010: A Dam Removal Retrospective (01/10/11)
Survey Says… Water Is More Important than Gas (12/22/10)
Congress should end the year with a win for rivers (12/20/10)
Big Wins for Rivers: A Summary of 2010 Successes (12/09/10)
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)
Green Infrastructure Making Its Mark from Small Towns to Big Cities (10/07/10)
NY Senate Votes for Marcellus Moratorium and Shocking PA Study is Reported (08/12/10)
The Mad Hatter Resides at ORSANCO (08/11/10)
$1 Million to Study Cumulative Impact of Water Withdrawals from "Fracking" (07/26/10)
Good News for #1 Most Endangered River! (07/01/10)
Help Shape the Fracking Study! (07/01/10)
The Ten Most Endangered Rivers of 2010 - Plus 22 Success Stories! (06/02/10)
Green Infrastructure as Modern Art: Sustaining Our Cities (04/20/10)
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)
Manhattan water main break is example of national water infrastructure problems (08/07/09)
See a Newly Free Flowing Salmon River! (07/16/09)
Smart Infrastructure Investments Will Boost Jobs, Quality of Life (02/09/09)
Dams Continue to Come Down as Winter Approaches (11/12/08)
