Staff experts
To connect with these and other staff experts please contact Amy Kober or call 503-708-1145.
National river conservation and clean water issues
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
Press Releases
Below are the latest press releases. You can filter by issue or region to find information of interest.
September 3, 2021
Dam Removal, Floods & Floodplains, Restoring Damaged Rivers, Urban Waters
September 3, 2021 Contact: Amy Kober, akober@americanrivers.org, 503-708-1145 Hurricane Ida’s heavy winds and rain brought destruction to the Gulf Coast on August 29 and days later, communities across the Northeast were devastated by flooding in the hurricane’s path. Dozens of people lost their lives in the floodwaters. Three thousand people... Read More
August 31, 2021
Environmental Justice
August 25, 2021 Contact: Olivia Dorothy, 217-390-3658 Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers filed a Title VI complaint against the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) on May 26, 2021 because we believe that UMRBA has failed to support communities of color in participating in the development of programs, projects and... Read More
August 24, 2021
Environmental Justice, Restoring Damaged Rivers
National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service withdraw Trump-era decision, put salmon and steelhead back on track for recovery in the Lewis River August 24, 2021 CONTACT:Eli Asher, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, 360-355-5851Bill Sharp, The Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation, 509-945-3167Kessina Lee, Washington Department... Read More
August 16, 2021
August 16, 2021 Contact: Matt Rice, 803-422-5244 Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Denver, CO — Today, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the federal agency that oversees Colorado River operations, declared a “Tier 1” water shortage at Lake Mead on the Colorado River, underscoring the severity of the deepening drought and climate... Read More
August 10, 2021
American Rivers statement on bipartisan infrastructure bill August 10, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers applauds the Senate and the Biden Administration for advancing a bipartisan infrastructure bill that makes critical investments for clean water and rivers. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) includes $55... Read More
August 9, 2021
Climate Change & Rivers, Science
August 9, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 Today’s release of the first part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth assessment report – called a “code red for humanity” by the United Nations – details how the impacts of climate change, including floods and drought, are real and... Read More
July 16, 2021
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
July 6, 2021
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
June 28, 2021
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
June 4, 2021
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
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
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