The Current is the online publication for American Rivers. Read the latest news and information about rivers and learn how you can help.
January 10, 2022
Dam Removal, Environmental Justice, Protecting Rivers, Restoring Damaged Rivers
What the science says about free-flowing rivers — and why this year could be a turning point.... Read More
December 22, 2021
Stormwater and Sewage
Cleaning up our country's rivers depends on how well we deal with increasing stormwater.... Read More
December 15, 2021
Discover Rivers, Uncategorized
There’s a stillness that comes with rivers in winter months. Many rivers freeze over in the north, while some rivers in the south have never seen ice. But they all know winter.... Read More
December 15, 2021
Dam Removal, Restoring Damaged Rivers
As a species, salmon have an unrelenting, almost maddening streak of stubborn.... Read More
December 7, 2021
Uncategorized
At a glance, this river and the surrounding landscape look a lot like the vast public lands of the Northern Rockies that flank it. But, we don’t own this land. We’re visitors here, in every way.... Read More
December 1, 2021
Uncategorized
A dam malfunction on Montana's Madison River sent river flows plummeting, drying up side channels and stranding fish... Read More
November 22, 2021
Uncategorized
This is a joint blog by Michael Fiebig, Fay Hartman and Morgan Wagoner, a partner and contractor for Outstanding Waters in Colorado.... Read More
November 19, 2021
"Atmospheric rivers” have been slamming the U.S. West Coast for the last several weeks, causing tremendous damage and placing many communities and families in harm’s way.... Read More
November 19, 2021
Uncategorized
On Monday, November 15th President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), capping a long and painstaking process that includes critical investments in rivers and clean water infrastructure, but it was well worth it.... Read More
November 15, 2021
The Sierra Nevada mountains are the source of more than 60% of California’s water, with much of that originating in small headwater streams. Unfortunately, the water supply and water quality coming from these streams is at risk.... Read More
November 8, 2021
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It is time to put rivers and freshwater at the center of the climate conversation. The stakes couldn’t be higher, as dangerous floods threaten communities, drought puts livelihoods at risk and fish and wildlife are pushed closer to extinction as streams dry up. ... Read More
November 3, 2021
Last month, two new cracks spread across the face of the political dam that has for decades blocked progress on restoring abundant populations of wild salmon and steelhead to the Inland Northwest. ... Read More
