American Rivers statement on injunction request for additional spill and reservoir drawdowns July 16, 2021Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers joined a coalition of fishing and conservation groups represented by Earthjustice, filing an injunction request in court today for stop-gap measures to aid migrating endangered salmon and steelhead. ... Read More

With lowest flows in history, swims 40 miles in 14 hours and 36 minutes  Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145          July 6, 2021                CANYONLANDS, UT,– On June 27, 2021, communication strategist, author, long distance swimmer, and co-chair of the Colorado River Basin Council for American Rivers, Matthew Moseley, 54, of Boulder, Colorado, did... Read More

American Rivers * National Hydropower Association*The Nature Conservancy * Low Impact Hydropower Institute Tax incentives are critical component of a larger infrastructure effort to advance hydropower, dam safety, and healthy rivers. June 24, 2021 Contact:  Amy Kober, American Rivers, (503) 708-1145 LeRoy Coleman, National Hydropower Association, (202) 750-8405 Eric Bontrager, The Nature Conservancy, (703) 887-0559 Shannon Ames, Low... Read More

American Rivers and American Whitewater file preliminary injunction  June 3, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  American Rivers and American Whitewater have asked a federal judge for an order stopping Electron Hydro LLC from opening a water intake and diverting endangered fish out of the Puyallup River in Washington.   The owners of the Electron Hydroelectric Project have a history of violating environmental safeguards. The century-old... Read More

May 27, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its intent to revise the 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule after determining that it erodes state and tribal authority. Section 401 of the Clean Water Act is the provision that provides the federal-state-tribal partnership collaborative authority... Read More

May 27, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-115  American Rivers, American Whitewater and the Hydropower Reform Coalition released this statement today in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s markup of the Clean Energy for America Act and a proposed amendment that would create tax incentives for hydropower, safety and environmental... Read More

Statement by Tom Kiernan, President of American Rivers Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145May 14, 2021 Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Washington Governor Jay Inslee today issued a statement calling for a comprehensive solution to recover Columbia-Snake River salmon. American Rivers named the Snake River America’s Most Endangered River for 2021 given the need... Read More

May 13, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  American Rivers President and CEO Tom Kiernan released the following statement on the passing of Leigh H. Perkins Sr., Chairman Emeritus and former President of Orvis, and longtime champion for river conservation:  “Leigh Perkins built Orvis not only into a successful business... Read More

May 4, 2021Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers President Tom Kiernan released the following statement applauding Congressman Earl Blumenauer for supporting a comprehensive solution to recover Snake River salmon, honor commitments to Native American tribes and invest in the region’s infrastructure. Congressman Blumenauer expressed his commitment in a virtual... Read More

April 29, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 President Biden announced that he will nominate Mike Connor as assistant secretary of the Army for civil works. Connor, a member of the Taos Pueblo tribe, served as deputy Interior secretary in the Obama administration. The Army Corps of Engineers has... Read More

April 20, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers, made the following statement:  “The tragic murder of George Floyd should never have happened, but we are grateful to see justice served today through the conviction verdicts. While we support the verdicts, we acknowledge... Read More

April 14, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  President Biden announced today that he will nominate Shannon Estenoz as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior. Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers, made the following statement:  “We congratulate Shannon Estenoz on her nomination as Assistant Secretary for Fish and... Read More