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
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.
March 29, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Contacts: Jessie Thomas-Blate, American Rivers: (202) 347-7550 Lauren Eggert, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters: (612) 419-3423 Lauren Berutich, Great Old Broads for Wilderness: (970) 385-9577 Chris Rackens, The Wilderness Society: (202) 429-2643 Mike Foreman, American Canoe Association: [email protected] www.AmericanRivers.org/BoundaryWaters Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Boundary Waters Canoe... Read More
March 29, 2018
Most Endangered Rivers, Protecting Rivers
Army Corps ‘Yazoo Pumps’ Project Would Burden Taxpayers, Destroy Vital Wetlands Contacts: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 Andrew Whitehurst, Gulf Restoration Network, 601-954-7236 John Ruskey, Quapaw Canoe Company, 662-902-7841 Shannon McMulkin, Lower Mississippi River Foundation, 870-753-8954 Louie Miller, Sierra Club, 601-624-3503 www.AmericanRivers.org/BigSunflower Washington — American Rivers today named the... Read More
February 13, 2018
Restoring Damaged Rivers
86 Dams Removed Last Year to Improve Public Safety, River Health February 14, 2018 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 or Jessie Thomas-Blate, 609-658-4769 View the full list of dams removed in 2017: www.AmericanRivers.org/2017DamRemovals Database of all dam removals: www.AmericanRivers.org/DamRemovalDatabase Map of all dam removals: www.AmericanRivers.org/DamRemovalsMap (Washington) – A record number... Read More
February 6, 2018
Press Release from American Rivers, Charleston Waterkeeper, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Clean Water Action, Coastal Conservation League, Defenders of Wildlife, Friends of the Rappahannock, North Carolina Coastal Federation, North Carolina Wildlife Federation and the Southern Environmental Law Center For Release: February 6, 2018 Contacts: Southern Environmental Law Center, Kathleen Sullivan, 919-945-7106 or... Read More
February 6, 2018
Climate Change & Rivers, Conserving Clean Water, Protecting Rivers, Water Supply
February 5, 2018 Contact: Jeff Odefey, 415-589-0642 | [email protected] Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 | [email protected] Tucson – A series of water bills introduced in Arizona’s Senate last week would cause more harm than good and are not the solutions Arizonans need to ensure a future of reliable water supplies, economic... Read More
January 31, 2018
Protecting Rivers, Water Pollution, Water Supply
January 31, 2018 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington –The Trump Administration today formally delayed implementation of the Clean Water Rule, the latest in a series of judicial and administrative maneuvers that strip protection from small streams and wetlands and put the drinking water sources for one in three Americans... Read More
January 27, 2018
Climate Change & Rivers, Energy Development, Floods & Floodplains, Protecting Rivers, Stormwater and Sewage, Urban Waters, Water Pollution, Water Supply
January 27, 2018 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – A draft infrastructure proposal from the White House would undercut critical clean water protections and fails to address the country’s looming water infrastructure crisis. “Weakening clean water protections to give advantages to polluters is the last thing our communities need,”... Read More
December 4, 2017
Protecting Rivers
December 4, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – American Rivers President Bob Irvin released the following statement today in response to President Trump’s announcement that he will roll back protections for major portions of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. “Until today, we could... Read More
November 16, 2017
November 3, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington, DC – Communities nationwide will face increasing risk from outdated, unsafe dams if the Trump Administration cancels a vital program addressing dam safety. President Trump’s budget zeroes out the Bureau of Reclamation’s Dam Safety Program. This important program tracks how changing... Read More
November 14, 2017
Restoring Damaged Rivers
November 14, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 or Jessie Thomas-Blate, 609-658-4769 View full database of dam removals www.americanrivers.org/DamRemovalDatabase (Washington) – Information on 1,403 dams that were removed from rivers in the United States over the past century is now available to the public. American Rivers collected the information and... Read More
November 1, 2017
Protecting Rivers, Water Supply
November 1, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145, [email protected] Washington, DC – American Rivers today applauded a significant step toward protecting the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from harmful development. On Tuesday, the Navajo Nation Council voted 16-2 to reject construction of the Escalade tramway and resort in the... Read More
September 25, 2017
Restoring Damaged Rivers
Effort will improve public safety, health of Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay September 25, 2017 Contact: Serena McClain, American Rivers, 571-405-4506 Stephen Schatz, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 410-260-8004 Stan Rogers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 301- 427-8633 David Eisenhauer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 413-253-8492 Washington, DC –... Read More
