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Rivers that American Rivers is currently working on:
Our Projects
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Little River, NC
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
Little River, Goldsboro Dam, NC
Protecting the Little River, NC: Sustainable Water Supply vs. New Reservoir
Steeles Mill Dam, Hitchcock Creek, NC
The Permitting Process for Water Supply Reservoirs
Water Efficiency Guidelines for Water Supply Projects in the Southeast
Water Efficiency in North Carolina
Water Efficiency in the Southeast
Publications and Reports
What's In Your Water: The State of Public Notification in 11 U.S. States (08/01/2007)
Natural Defenses: Safeguarding Communities from Floods (11/01/2010)
Hidden Reservoir: Why Water Efficiency is the Best Solution for the Southeast (10/01/2008)
Dam Removal Success Stories (12/01/1999)
Catching the Rain: a Southeast Resource Guide to Natural Stormwater Management (06/01/2008)
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Report: 2008 Edition (04/17/2008)
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Report: 2007 Edition (04/18/2007)
Video: America’s Most Endangered Rivers™: 2008 Edition (04/01/2008)
Press Releases About North Carolina
American Rivers Names America’s Most Endangered Rivers(TM) of 2011 (05/17/11)
Roanoke River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers (05/17/11)
American Rivers Releases List of 2010 Dam Removals (01/04/11)
American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010 (06/02/10)
Little River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ (06/02/10)
America’s Most Endangered Rivers to be Announced June 2 (05/17/10)
One year later, North Carolina’s clean water benefits from stimulus spending (02/16/10)
The EPA Rules against North Carolina’s Detrimental Practice on Rivers (01/15/10)
Grant Awarded to American Rivers Will Benefit North Carolina’s Communities (11/25/09)
American Rivers Announces a New Position to Improve North Carolina’s Rivers (10/13/09)
Removal of Steeles Mill Dam Begins on Hitchcock Creek (06/30/09)
American Rivers responds to contamination in North Carolina’s Yadkin River Basin (05/01/09)
American Rivers Applauds Unveiling of Nation's First Water-efficient Home (11/25/08)
Legislation Introduced to Protect the Perquinmans River (11/15/07)
North Carolina in the News
Free the rivers The News Observer (NC) (05/01/11)
America’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers The Epoch Times (06/08/10)
Plan for Little River dam sets up a fight The News & Observer (06/02/10)
Group lists America's 10 most endangered rivers CNN (06/02/10)
City encouraged by EPA decision Richmond County Daily Journal (01/22/10)
Rockingham moves forward on Hitchcock Creek project Your Daily Journal (01/14/10)
City Council Meeting Your Daily Journal (01/10/10)
Work With Nature News and Observer (12/27/09)
Two NC agencies pay same company to clean up river ABC News (12/09/09)
River project taking shape Richmond County Daily Journal (12/04/09)
In Catawba water war it's North versus South WFAE (10/02/09)
Volunteers needed to clean up the lake Statesville Record & Landmark (09/16/09)
Extensive tests to be done on fish-kill sites in Neuse News & Observer (09/15/09)
Tip from Yadkin Riverkeeper® Leads to EPA Criminal Investigation after Thomasville Officials Fail to Report 15 million gallon sewage spill Carolina Newswire (09/14/09)
Wofford hosting energy lecture series The State (09/07/09)
Loose on the Neuse: Source-to-sea expedition News & Record (08/24/09)
Alcoa presents case for re-licensing to NC Water Resources Committee The Stanley Press and News (07/08/09)
River ruling riles McMaster The State (07/08/09)
Creek flows free once more Richmond Daily Journal (07/07/09)
Waterkeepers Watchdog Programs Expanding in Carolinas Carolina Currents (07/06/09)
Crews poised to remove old Steele’s Mill dam Richmond County Daily Journal (07/01/09)
Students in middle of kayak trip to ocean Citizen Times (05/26/09)
Yadkin Riverkeeper Calls For Alcoa To Explain Opposition To State Fish Consumption Advisory For Badin Lake Carolina Newswire (05/06/09)
Small dams and the big picture: Orion Magazine on how small hydro does — and doesn’t — work The Southern Highland Reader (05/05/09)
N.C. House committee wants time on lake bill The Herald Sun (04/30/09)
EPA upholds 'Trout' waters designation Lake Wylie Pilot (04/16/09)
Council again rejects lake effort The Herald Sun (04/02/09)
Blog Posts About the North Carolina
Averting Water Wars in the Carolinas (12/16/11)
Voice Support for Removing Milburnie Dam in North Carolina (12/09/11)
Say No to Fracking for North Carolina (12/02/11)
Journey down the Hitchcock Creek Blue Trail (10/14/11)
Making Hydropower Dams Work Better (09/22/11)
Hurricane Irene Underscores Need For Better Preparation (08/29/11)
Early Successes on Chicago and Roanoke Rivers (06/07/11)
Dams, Fish and Mussels, oh my! Sampling the Uwharrie River, NC (06/06/11)
A Visit To Hitchcock Creek Blue Trail (04/19/11)
Waccamaw River Blue Trail to be extended to North Carolina (02/11/11)
Dam Removal Highlighted in NC Wildlife Magazine (02/11/11)
Law Center Names 3 Rivers Endangered (02/07/11)
Show Your Love For Water Trails: Join Trails Advocacy Week (02/01/11)
2010: A Dam Removal Retrospective (01/10/11)
Little River Reprieve (12/02/10)
Infrastructure Investment – Just Add Water (09/27/10)
Falls Lake -- Cleaning the Lake Means Cleaning the Rivers (08/20/10)
Make the most of the final days of summer -- 4 cool rivers to visit on a hot day. (08/12/10)
How Much Water Does North Carolina Have? (07/30/10)
Paddling the Little River in NC: America's 4th Most Endangered River (06/28/10)
North Carolina's Failing Falls Lake (06/18/10)
Success Follows the Dillsboro Dam Removal (06/15/10)
The Ten Most Endangered Rivers of 2010 - Plus 22 Success Stories! (06/02/10)
School kids send American Shad home to the Neuse (05/13/10)
North Carolina - Opening the Door to Green Infrastructure (07/09/09)
Major Week for Dam Removals (06/30/09)
Check out our new report on Green Infrastructure in Karst Regions (10/08/08)
