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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 31, 2019
Dam Removal, Restoring Damaged Rivers
July 31, 2019 Contact: Serena McClain, American Rivers, 202-347-7550 Gregg Bortz, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 410-260-8001 Jennie Lyons, NOAA, 301-427-8013 David Eisenhauer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 413-253-8492 Washington – One of the most important dam removal projects in the Mid-Atlantic is officially complete. Project partners announced today... Read More
July 9, 2019
Climate Change & Rivers, Science
July 8, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Statement by Bob Irvin, President of American Rivers: “President Trump’s claim today that ensuring clean water has been a top priority from day one of his administration is truly fake news. From the outset, the Trump administration has used every means at... Read More
May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019 Contact: Olivia Dorothy, 217-390-3658, odorothy@americanrivers.org Amy Kober, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org A major levee in Missouri was overwhelmed last night, across from the town of Quincy, Illinois. The overtopping of the Union Township Levee sent floodwaters into farms, homes and businesses. The levee breach is another hit to Mississippi River... Read More
May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org As we enter hurricane season along the Atlantic coast, American Rivers is underscoring the importance of restoring healthy rivers and giving rivers room as the best way to protect people and property from flooding. “The Carolinas have been hit with devastating hurricanes... Read More
May 16, 2019
Wild and Scenic Rivers
Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – American Rivers applauds the release of the U.S. Postal Service’s Wild and Scenic Rivers Commemorative Forever Stamps, which American Rivers President and CEO Bob Irvin recommended to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee in 2015. American Rivers will take part in the first-day-of-issue event... Read More
May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019 Contact: Olivia Dorothy, 217-390-3658, odorothy@americanrivers.org Amy Kober, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org “In this moment, I pray the levees hold. But as I look to our future, I know these floods will happen again and sooner than we expect. With this in mind, I call on state and federal... Read More
April 16, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers
List highlights threat climate change poses to rivers, water supplies, public safety American Rivers spotlights national success story on Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 www.AmericanRivers.org/MostEndangeredRivers Washington, DC – American Rivers today released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, identifying ten rivers facing imminent... Read More
April 16, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers
Climate change and proposed diversion threaten New Mexico’s last wild river Contact: Sinjin Eberle, American Rivers, 720-373-0864 Allyson Siwik, Gila Conservation Coalition, 575-590-7619 Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity, 575-574-5962 Donna Stevens, Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, 575-590-5698 Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Gila River #1 on... Read More
April 16, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers
Climate change and illegal levee development threaten public safety, river health Contact: Eileen Shader, American Rivers, (570) 856-1128 Elliot Brinkman, Prairie Rivers Network, (217) 344-2371, x202 Christine Favilla, Sierra Club, (618) 462-6802 David Stokes, Great River Habitat Alliance, (314) 918-1007 Melissa Samet, National Wildlife Federation, (415) 762-8264 Rob Moore,... Read More
April 16, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers
Mining threatens clean water, salmon for second year in a row Contact: Mike Fiebig, American Rivers, (406) 600-4061 Kevin Lewis, Idaho Rivers United, (208) 343-7481 Evan Stafford, American Whitewater, (970) 420-5377 Washington, D.C. – For the second year in a row, American Rivers named the South Fork of the... Read More
April 16, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers
Mining threatens salmon, culture and economy Contact: Jessie Thomas-Blate, American Rivers, (202) 347-7550 Dr. Gershon Cohen, Alaska Clean Water Advocacy, (907) 314-0228 Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Chilkat River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2019, citing the grave threat that mining poses to the river’s salmon,... Read More
April 16, 2019
Most Endangered Rivers
Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 (Washington) – Celebrating the progress that has been made to clean up Cleveland, Ohio’s Cuyahoga River, and marking the 50th anniversary of the river’s fire that sparked the nation’s environmental movement, American Rivers today named the Cuyahoga “River of the Year” for 2019. “The Cuyahoga... Read More