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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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Press Releases
Below are the latest press releases. You can filter by issue or region to find information of interest.
July 5, 2018
Protecting Rivers
July 5, 2018 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – American Rivers today applauded the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Bob Irvin, President of American Rivers, made the following statement: “Administrator Pruitt was a disaster for clean drinking water and the health of the nation’s nearly three... Read More
July 3, 2018
Protecting Rivers, Water Supply
July 3, 2018 Contact: Matt Rice, 803-422-5244, [email protected] David Nickum, 720-581-8589 Aspen – In a major victory for free-flowing rivers and Aspen’s iconic Maroon Bells, American Rivers and Colorado Trout Unlimited announced today that they signed an agreement with the City of Aspen to stop the development of two... Read More
June 27, 2018
Protecting Rivers, Restoring Damaged Rivers
American Rivers statement on Florida v. Georgia case Contact: Ben Emanuel, 706-340-8868 Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Atlanta – American Rivers today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Florida v. Georgia, noting it provides the two states and the federal government the opportunity to work toward a lasting... Read More
June 26, 2018
June 20, 2018 Contact: Wendy McDermott, 970-275-2057 Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Seattle — American Rivers announced today that it has been awarded a two-year, $100,000 grant from the Washington Women’s Foundation’s Pooled Fund to protect and restore rivers in the Puget Sound and Columbia River basins in Washington state. The... Read More
May 29, 2018
May 29, 2018 Contact: Amy Kober, [email protected], 503-708-1145 Over the weekend, Ellicott City, Maryland was hit by its second 1,000-year flood in two years. While the recovery effort continues along the Patapsco River, many in Maryland and across the country are asking how communities can protect themselves from flood damage... Read More
April 10, 2018
Energy Development, Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
April 10, 2018 Contact: Wendy McDermott, 970-275-2057 Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Seattle – American Rivers announced a significant victory on Washington’s South Fork Skykomish River today, just one year after it named the river among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2017. The Snohomish County Public Utility District cancelled the Sunset Falls... Read More
April 10, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Contacts: David Moryc, American Rivers: (503) 827-8648 Andrew Rehn, Prairie Rivers Network: (217) 344-2371 x 208 Lan Richart, Eco-Justice Collaborative: (773) 556-3417 www.AmericanRivers.org/Vermilion Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018, citing the threat toxic coal... Read More
April 10, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Contacts: Scott Bosse, American Rivers, (406) 570-0455 Rich Hohne, Simms Fishing Products, (406) 922-1243 Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information Center, (406) 581-4634 www.AmericanRivers.org/SmithRiver Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named Montana’s Smith River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018, citing the threat of a proposed copper mine to... Read More
April 10, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Mississippi River Gorge and Kinnickinnic Among Nation’s Top Ten Rivers Facing Threats Contacts: Olivia Dorothy, American Rivers, 217-390-3658 Jill Crafton, Izaak Walton League of America, 952-944-5583 Michael Page, Friends of the Kinni, 612-810-3949 Chris Bye, Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, 612-940-1607 www.AmericanRivers.org/MSGorge www.AmericanRivers.org/Kinni Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named... Read More
April 10, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Contacts: Mike Fiebig, American Rivers, (406) 600-4061 Ava Isaacson, Idaho Rivers United, (208) 343-7481 www.AmericanRivers.org/SalmonRiver Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the South Fork of the Salmon River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018, citing the threat expanded open-pit gold mining in the area would pose to... Read More
April 10, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Border Wall Would Destroy Habitat, Increase Flood Risk, Block River Access Contacts: Chris Williams, American Rivers, 202-347-7550 Scott Nichol, Sierra Club, 956-532-5983 Jen Pelz, Rio Grande Waterkeeper | WildEarth Guardians, 303-884-2702 www.AmericanRivers.org/RioGrande Washington — American Rivers today named the Lower Rio Grande among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018,... Read More
April 10, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Rivers of Bristol Bay and Colville River Among Nation’s Top Ten Rivers Facing Threats Contacts: David Moryc, American Rivers, 503-307-1137 Lindsay Layland, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, 907-842-1687 David Krause, The Wilderness Society, 907-272-9453 x102 Katherine Carscallen, Sustaining Bristol Bay Fisheries, 907-843-2006 www.AmericanRivers.org/BristolBay www.AmericanRivers.org/Colville Washington, D.C. – American Rivers... Read More