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To connect with these and other staff experts please contact Amy Kober or call 503-708-1145.
National river conservation and clean water issues
Chris Williams, Senior Vice President for Conservation
River restoration and dam removal
Serena McClain, Director of River Restoration
Wild river protection
David Moryc, Senior Director of River Protection
Clean water supplies and water management
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Below are the latest press releases. You can filter by issue or region to find information of interest.
July 1, 2020
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... Read More
June 22, 2020
June 22, 2020 Contact: Sinjin Eberle, 720-373-0864 In a major victory for one of the Southwest’s last major free flowing rivers, the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission voted 7-2 on Friday to end work on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Gila River diversion. The threat of the diversion... Read More
June 17, 2020
Dam Removal, Restoring Damaged Rivers
Construction crews mobilize to remove dam, restore free-flowing river and fish passage June 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org Renee LaCroix, City of Bellingham, rlacroix@cob.org Bellingham – Construction crews have begun working to remove the Middle Fork Nooksack Dam, a top priority project for salmon recovery... Read More
May 20, 2020
Dam Removal, Restoring Damaged Rivers, Science
May 20, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 A dam failed in Michigan yesterday, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. The Edenville Dam, which failed, and the Sanford Dam, which was compromised, are on the Tittabawassee River, a tributary of the Saginaw River. The failures followed days of... Read More
May 12, 2020
Senators Udall and Heinrich introduce legislation to protect New Mexico’s Gila River May 12, 2020Contact: Mike Fiebig, 406-600-4061; David Moryc, 503-307-1137 Responding to strong community support, Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today introduced legislation to add New Mexico’s Gila River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill... Read More
May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Acting to safeguard drinking water for millions of Americans, House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Water Resources Subcommittee Chairwoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) today introduced the Clean Water For All Act, to repeal the Trump administration’s Dirty Water Rule. The Dirty Water Rule removes Clean Water... Read More