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.
February 14, 2022
February 14, 2022 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 (Washington, DC) – American Rivers today announced that five new members were elected to its board of directors. The new directors bring a breadth of expertise that will be instrumental in helping the organization achieve its vision of clean water and... Read More
February 9, 2022
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February 9, 2022 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers announced today that Heather Taylor-Miesle will join the organization as its new Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Regional Conservation. Throughout her career, she has built diverse coalitions and strategic partnerships and led successful campaigns for rivers and communities.... Read More
February 2, 2022
February 1, 2022 Contact: Ted Illston, 202-834-3657 Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers today released the “River Budget: National Priorities for Healthy Rivers and Clean Water (FY23)”, endorsed by 47 partner organizations, outlining priorities for federal spending to ensure a future of clean water and healthy rivers everywhere, for everyone. ... Read More
November 17, 2021
2008 Clean Water Act veto of damaging Yazoo Pumps Project is upheld November 15, 2021 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Olivia Dorothy, 217-390-3658 American Rivers today applauds EPA Administrator Michael Regan’s decision to uphold the 2008 veto of the Yazoo Pumps, a massive agricultural drainage project north of Vicksburg, Mississippi.... Read More
November 17, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2021 CONTACTS: Jill Mastrototaro | Audubon Delta | (504) 481-3659 | jill.mastrototaro@audubon.org Louie Miller | Mississippi Sierra Club | (601) 624-3503 | louie.miller@sierraclub.org Olivia Dorothy | American Rivers | (217) 390-3658 | odorothy@americanrivers.org Andrew Whitehurst | Healthy Gulf | (601) 954-7236 | andrew@healthygulf.orgStu Gillespie... Read More
November 10, 2021
November 10, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – American Rivers today announced that Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis (she/they) will join the organization as Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice. Throughout their career, Dr. Lewis has worked to center and amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous,... Read More
November 6, 2021
Dam Removal
November 6, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers today applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill which contains significant funding for rivers and clean water nationwide. A key highlight of the package is the $2.4 billion that American Rivers helped secure for... Read More
November 5, 2021
November 5, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers applauds the Senate’s confirmation of Mike Connor as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the top civilian post overseeing the Army Corps of Engineers. Connor, a member of the Taos Pueblo tribe, served as deputy Interior secretary... Read More
November 3, 2021
Senators Heinrich and Lujan re-introduce legislation to protect New Mexico’s Gila River November 2, 2021Contact: David Moryc, 503-307-1137; Mike Fiebig, 406-600-4061 Responding to strong community support, Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan today introduced legislation to add New Mexico’s Gila River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The... Read More
October 22, 2021
Floods & Floodplains
October 18, 2021 Contact: Patrick Phelan, Infrastructure Administrator, City of Richmond, CA(510) 307-8111, patrick_phelan@ci.richmond.ca.us Sarah Puckett, Director, California Central Valley River Conservation, American Rivers(415) 203-3766, spuckett@americanrivers.org Juliana Gonzalez, Executive Director, The Watershed Project(510) 224-4085, juliana@thewatershedproject.org City of Richmond, CA – After years of suffering from flooding, the Rollingwood neighborhood... Read More
October 22, 2021
Dam Removal, Restoring Damaged Rivers
10/22/21 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 Following Senator Patty Murray’s (D-WA) announcement today of a “federal-state process on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin and the Pacific Northwest” with Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA), American Rivers called on all Northwest leaders and the Biden Administration to accelerate action including... Read More
September 29, 2021
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September 29, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 American Rivers announced today that Kelly Catlett has been selected to lead the organization’s hydropower program. Catlett brings nearly 20 years of experience in hydropower policy, dam relicensing, and coalition building. As Hydropower Reform Program Director, Catlett will direct American Rivers’... Read More