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• Colorado River’s Grand Canyon Named America’s #1 Most Endangered River of 2023

  Fate of Grand Canyon hangs in the balance with upcoming river management decisions  Contact: Sinjin Eberle, American Rivers, (719) 294-9388  Washington — American Rivers today named the Colorado River’s Grand Canyon America’s Most Endangered River of 2023, citing the harm that climate change and outdated river management have caused to the river’s unique cultural and […]

• Lower Basin of the Colorado River

  Lower Basin of the Colorado River The Colorado River provides drinking water for one in ten Americans, nourishes cities including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, and Phoenix, and the lower half of the river waters nearly 90 percent of the nation’s winter vegetables. However, water demands are outstripping supply, and climate change makes the situation […]

• Colorado River in the Grand Canyon

  Colorado River in the Grand Canyon The Colorado River’s Grand Canyon is one of our nation’s, and the world’s, greatest natural treasures. A sacred place of deep cultural significance, it is also a beloved recreation and travel destination, and home to a wide diversity of wildlife. But rising temperatures and severe drought driven by climate […]

• Healthy rivers key to nation’s economic recovery

  Report: Investment in water infrastructure and healthy rivers creates jobs, strengthens communities American Rivers calls for $500 billion in federal spending for water infrastructure, river restoration July 1, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Report, poster series, factsheets and infographics available at: AmericanRivers.org/InvestInRivers Washington – An answer to our nation’s current economic downturn is flowing through […]

• Intrepid Voyagers Through Arizona Geology

  Insight from an American Rivers staff on a journey down the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.

• From Cape Town to California

  As the specter of climate change looms, survival in the hardest-hit cities will depend on how they steward their water and rivers.

• American Rivers Announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2017

  April 11, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 www.AmericanRivers.org/MostEndangeredRivers (Washington, DC) – American Rivers today released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, identifying ten rivers facing urgent threats and critical decisions this year. The list highlights the dangers Trump Administration budget cuts pose to rivers and communities nationwide. Number one on this […]

• Killing the Colorado Spotlights New Solutions

  The Discovery Channel recently produced a new documentary, Killing the Colorado, a made-for-TV version of the lengthy ProPublica series of the same name. Real solutions do exist, and we know how to implement them, it simply takes our collective will to get them moving.

• Frequently Asked Questions About River Restoration

  What Is A Dam? There are a number of technical and legal definitions of a dam, but generally, it is any structure that impounds or diverts water. How Many Dams Are There In The United States? The exact number of dams is not known. There are more than 91,000 dams in the U.S. Army Corps […]

• Groundbreaking Report Recommends Effective Water Solutions for Agriculture, Business and Residential Use in Colorado River Basin

  July 17, 2014 Contact: (Denver, CO) – American Rivers and Western Resource Advocates – two of the foremost authorities on Western water issues – today issued a new report that identifies conservation, reuse and other innovative solutions that could eliminate Western water shortages stemming from the over-taxed and stressed Colorado River. The report defines five […]

• Gunnison River

  Gunnison River Thoroughly Western From the heart of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, it’s easy to appreciate the raw power of the Gunnison River. Monolithic walls of ebony schist, slashed by veins of granite, and carved to depths of more than 2,000 feet tell the tale of 2 million years of the mighty […]