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Serena McClain, Director of River Restoration
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David Moryc, Senior Director of River Protection
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Below are the latest press releases. You can filter by issue or region to find information of interest.
September 16, 2020
Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Wild and Scenic designation would forever protect America’s Most Endangered River® of 2019 September 16, 2020Contact: David Moryc, 503-307-1137 Silver City, N.M. – The Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining held a hearing today on the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act(S. 3670). The... Read More
September 8, 2020
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September 9, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 The American Rivers Board of Directors announced today that it has retained Koya Leadership Partners to lead the search for a new President and CEO. American Rivers is the nation’s premier river conservation organization, dedicated to achieving clean water and healthy rivers... Read More
August 24, 2020
Protecting Rivers
August 24, 2020 Contact: Sinjin Eberle, American Rivers, 720-373-0864 (Washington, DC) – Statement of American Rivers’ President Bob Irvin: “We welcome today’s announcement by the Corps of Engineers to hit the pause button on deciding whether to permit Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay. While we would... Read More
August 5, 2020
August 4, 2020 Contact: Olivia Dorothy, American Rivers, (217) 390-3658 (East Moline, IL)David Stokes, Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, (314) 918-1007 (St. Louis, MO)Ryan Grosso, Prairie Rivers Network, (815) 954-7920 (Champaign, IL)Jim Karpowicz, Missouri Coalition for the Environment, (573) 424-0077 (St. Louis, MO)Barry Drazkowski, Izaak Walton League, (507) 458-6642 (Fountain City,... Read More
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Wendy McDermott, 970-275-2057 The Trump administration today released the biological opinion and final environmental impact statement for dam operations on the Columbia-Snake rivers. Wendy McDermott, Puget Sound and Columbia River Basin director for American Rivers, made the following statement: “The Trump administration rushed... Read More
July 30, 2020
Tribes, Fishermen, Conservationists Applaud Newsom’s Letter to Business Mogul Karuk Tribe ● Yurok Tribe ● Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations ● Trout Unlimited ● California Trout ● Sustainable Northwest ● American Rivers ● Save California Salmon ● Klamath Riverkeeper July 30, 2020 For more information: Craig Tucker, Karuk Tribe... Read More
July 17, 2020
Dam Removal, Hydropower, Restoring Damaged Rivers
Key regulatory step toward restoration of free-flowing Klamath River July 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday approved the transfer of the license for the Klamath River dams from PacifiCorp to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) for the purpose of dam removal, conditioned... Read More
July 17, 2020
Hydropower, Restoring Damaged Rivers
July 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 The “Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act” introduced by Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) would roll back critical river and clean water protections, cut the public out of decision-making and put rivers nationwide at risk, American Rivers warned today. “This legislation is a misguided... Read More
July 16, 2020
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July 16, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers announced today that Wm. Robert (Bob) Irvin will retire as President and CEO in January 2021. “Bob’s leadership and vision will be greatly missed,” said John Haydock, Chairman of the American Rivers Board of Directors. “Over the past nine years,... Read More
July 15, 2020
Conserving Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Science, Water Pollution
July 15, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 President Trump today will announce sweeping rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act that put clean water and river health at risk, and threaten public health, particularly in Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities nationwide. NEPA is one of our country’s cornerstone federal... Read More
July 14, 2020
For immediate releaseJuly 13, 2020 Contacts:Andrew Hawley, Western Environmental Law Center, 206-487-7250, hawley@westernlaw.orgAmy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.orgBob Nasdor, American Whitewater, 617-584-4566, bob@americanwhitewater.orgNic Nelson, Idaho Rivers United, 208-343-7481, nic@idahorivers.orgWalter “Redgie” Collins, California Trout, 415-748-8755, rcollins@caltrout.org SEATTLE—Citing breathtaking levels of overreach, conservation, fishing, and paddling advocates today filed a complaint in... Read More
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
