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.
November 7, 2014
Protecting Rivers
November 7, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Following the end of the comment period last week, a coalition of environmental groups including the League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources Defense Council, Clean Water Action, Environment America, Southern Environmental Law Center, Sierra Club and American Rivers announced today that they’ve... Read More
October 24, 2014
Most Endangered Rivers, Water Supply
October 24, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers President Bob Irvin will join the “Disappearing Rio Grande” Expedition in Big Bend National Park on Monday to draw attention to the importance of the river and the impact climate change is having on rivers and water resources across the... Read More
October 24, 2014
Protecting Rivers
October 24, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late last week revoked the operating license of Eastern Hydroelectric Corporation for the East Juliette hydropower dam located on the Ocmulgee River, but failed to require dam removal as recommended by American Rivers and Altamaha Riverkeeper. American... Read More
October 7, 2014
Protecting Rivers, Restoring Damaged Rivers
October 7, 2014 Contact: (Seattle, WA) – The National Marine Fisheries Service today released its official report, known as a biological opinion, on the Army Corps of Engineers’ Buckley Dam. The report lays out a path for bringing the outdated 70 year-old facility on Washington’s White River into compliance with... Read More
September 30, 2014
Uncategorized
September 30, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Upon her departure from the Department of the Interior, American Rivers today thanked Assistant Secretary Anne Castle for her dedication to protecting the health of the nation’s rivers. The President of American Rivers, Bob Irvin, made the following statement: “As Assistant Secretary for... Read More
September 19, 2014
Wild and Scenic Rivers
September 19, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – “American Rivers commends Rep. Steve Daines for introducing legislation to permanently protect East Rosebud Creek as a Wild and Scenic River. It’s what local residents have long wanted, and it’s what this spectacular waterway deserves. By designating East Rosebud Creek as Montana’s... Read More
August 25, 2014
Restoring Damaged Rivers
August 25, 2014 Contact: (Seattle, WA) – With the final blasts scheduled to remove the remaining 35 feet of Glines Canyon Dam in the coming weeks, the nation’s biggest dam removal project on Washington’s Elwha River is nearing completion. The river restoration effort, which kicked off in 2011, is surpassing... Read More
August 1, 2014
Water Supply
August 1, 2014 Contact: (Raleigh, NC) – American Rivers today applauded the North Carolina state legislature for passing SB 163, a bill that expands community water supplies by allowing the use of reclaimed water. Reclaimed water is purified waste water that can be recycled through the water supply system. ... Read More
July 31, 2014
Most Endangered Rivers
July 31, 2014 Contact: (Raleigh, NC) – North Carolina is plagued by polluted stormwater flushing into its streams and rivers. One of the biggest sources of this pollution is land that was heavily developed with little regard for the potential adverse impacts that run-off could have on the water... Read More
July 31, 2014
Wild and Scenic Rivers
July 31, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed by voice vote a handful of public lands bills including the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act (H.R. 361). The committee action marks the next step in a... Read More
July 21, 2014
Water Supply
July 21, 2014 Contact: (Atlanta, GA) – The Georgia Court of Appeals sided with conservation groups yesterday and ruled that all state waters are protected under Georgia law by a 25-foot vegetative buffer. The decision overrules the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD) policy that only some state waters are protected... Read More
July 17, 2014
Energy Development, Floods & Floodplains, Most Endangered Rivers, Water Supply
July 17, 2014 Contact: (Columbia, SC) – American Rivers, the Southern Environmental Law Center, and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League announced a settlement agreement with Duke Energy and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control that includes important protections for the Catawba and Wateree rivers and... Read More