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2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Little River, NC
58 Dams Slated For Removal Across the Country in 2009
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America's Most Endagered Rivers: Progress and Success
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Reports: 1986-1995
America's Most Endangered Rivers™: 2010 Edition
Local Water Efficiency Legislation in the Southeast
State Water Efficiency Legislation in North and South Carolina
Steeles Mill Dam, Hitchcock Creek, NC
Publications and Reports
What's In Your Water: The State of Public Notification in 11 U.S. States (08/01/2007)
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)
Videos
Video: America’s Most Endangered Rivers™: 2008 Edition (04/01/2008)
Press Releases
Little River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ New dam would cost taxpayers millions and devastate river health (06/02/10)
American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010 Report features 25 years of endangered rivers success stories (06/02/10)
America’s Most Endangered Rivers to be Announced June 2 Media Advisory: For Wednesday, June 2, 2010 (05/17/10)
One year later, North Carolina’s clean water benefits from stimulus spending Demand for green reserve money well exceeds supply (02/16/10)
The EPA Rules against North Carolina’s Detrimental Practice on Rivers NCDENR had been trading away flows needed for healthy streams (01/15/10)
Grant Awarded to American Rivers Will Benefit North Carolina’s Communities Funds will go to river restoration and clean water supply (11/25/09)
American Rivers Announces a New Position to Improve North Carolina’s Rivers Lynnette Batt to serve as Associate Director for River Restoration (10/13/09)
Removal of Steeles Mill Dam Begins on Hitchcock Creek Restoration project means better fishing, boating, recreation for residents and visitors (06/30/09)
American Rivers responds to contamination in North Carolina’s Yadkin River Basin Statement by Gerrit Jobsis, Southeast regional director for American Rivers (05/01/09)
American Rivers Applauds Unveiling of Nation's First Water-efficient Home Commends EPA and Vanguard Homes for promoting smart use of water and the WaterSense label (11/25/08)
Legislation Introduced to Protect the Perquinmans River New Bill Could Give Perquimans River Wild and Scenic Protection (11/15/07)
American Rivers in the News
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
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)
Hidden Reservoir: Why Water Efficiency is the Best Solution for the Southeast (10/01/2008)
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)
What's In Your Water: The State of Public Notification in 11 U.S. States (08/01/2007)
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Report: 2007 Edition (04/18/2007)
Dam Removal Success Stories (12/01/1999)
