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May 14, 2019
Climate Change & Rivers, Floods & Floodplains, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Restoring Damaged Rivers
Minutes before the levee broke in Davenport, I was skipping through floodwaters that were backing up via one of the cities many storm sewers. Looking out beyond the temporary levee, I was thinking, “man, this looks bad.” As I drove away, up the hill and away from River Drive,... Read More
April 30, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Water Pollution
The threat of North America’s largest copper and gold mine has loomed over the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska for more than a decade. It’s no time for complacency when it comes to Pebble mine. ... Read More
April 23, 2019
Climate Change & Rivers, Floods & Floodplains, Most Endangered Rivers, Water Supply
It's been a big week.... Read More
April 22, 2019
Climate Change & Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Science, Water Supply
Climate change is already having devastating impacts across the country, but it’s not too late to act. In fact, the tide may be about to turn.... Read More
April 19, 2019
Climate Change & Rivers, Conserving Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Water Supply
The House of Representatives and the Senate approved the seven-basin state’s Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and President Trump has now signed the bill into law.... Read More
April 16, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers
Climate change and the rising temperatures, droughts, floods, and impacts to water quality it brings with it threatens to undermine the ecological health of rivers across the country. ... Read More
April 11, 2019
Conserving Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Restoring Damaged Rivers
A new plan for the waterway proposes dredging 26 miles of The Grand River, risking the quality of this vital resource. ... Read More
April 2, 2019
Conserving Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Water Supply
While not a silver bullet, efforts to pass the DCPs in both the Upper and Lower Basins is truly something to celebrate as we work towards better management of the Colorado River well into the future. ... Read More
March 29, 2019
Discover Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Water Supply
For this episode of We Are Rivers, we take a break from understanding the policies that manage and protect our rivers to focus on why it is we care about protecting rivers in the first place.... Read More
March 27, 2019
Conserving Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Stormwater and Sewage, Uncategorized
Going forward, we have the responsibility of making sure that the EPA, its regional administrators, and state agency partners respond diligently, and commit to meaningful measures to reduce stormwater from large commercial, industrial and institutional properties that discharge harmful pollutants to our waters. ... Read More
March 25, 2019
Climate Change & Rivers, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers, Water Supply
Since 2013, American Rivers has convened the Upper Flint River Working Group, a voluntary collaborative of diverse partners who share a vision to maintain a river system healthy enough to support the social, ecological, recreational and economic benefits the upper Flint River system provides.... Read More
March 25, 2019
Uncategorized
In the coming weeks and months, the communities and landowners across the Midwest will want to act as quickly as possible to get back on their feet. A key step will be deciding whether to rebuild back the way things were, or to choose new options that could make... Read More