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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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Below are the latest press releases. You can filter by issue or region to find information of interest.
March 27, 2019
Agency Must Reconsider Petition from Local Groups FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Daniela Arellano, NRDC, 310-434-2304, darellano@nrdc.org Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org Angela Haren, Blue Water Baltimore, 415-310-3550, aharen@bluewaterbaltimore.org WASHINGTON (March 27, 2019) – A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Clean Water... Read More
March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – As the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources prepares to consider President Trump’s nomination of David Bernhardt as Secretary of the Interior, American Rivers President and CEO Bob Irvin released the following statement: “With climate change posing unprecedented threats to... Read More
February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 (Washington) — American Rivers today applauded the passage of a landmark bill protecting Wild and Scenic Rivers and other public lands and waters nationwide. The U.S. House passed S. 47, the largest package of Wild and Scenic River designations in nearly a... Read More
February 20, 2019
Dam Removal
American Rivers annual survey shows continued demand for healthy, free-flowing rivers February 21, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 View the full list of dams removed in 2018: AmericanRivers.org/DamRemoval2018 Infographic: AmericanRivers.org/DamInfographic Database of all dam removals: AmericanRivers.org/DamRemovalDatabase Map of all dam removals: AmericanRivers.org/DamRemovalsMap (Washington) – Eighty-two outdated dams were removed in 2018,... Read More
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington — The Trump administration today released its long-anticipated rewrite of the Clean Water Rule, and as expected the proposed rule eliminates federal protection for wetlands with no apparent surface connection to nearby water bodies, and expressly excludes from protection “ephemeral” rivers... Read More
February 12, 2019
Wild and Scenic Rivers
February 6, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 David Moryc, 503-307-1137 (Washington) — American Rivers today applauded the passage of a landmark bill protecting Wild and Scenic Rivers and other public lands and waters nationwide. S.47 is the largest package of Wild and Scenic River designations in nearly a decade.... Read More
February 8, 2019
February 8, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – Congressman John Dingell, a champion for rivers and clean water, passed away yesterday. Bob Irvin, President and CEO of American Rivers, made the following statement: “John Dingell was one of the greatest champions for the environment in the history of Congress.... Read More
February 5, 2019
Dam Removal, Restoring Damaged Rivers
For Immediate Release: February 4, 2019 For more information: Craig Tucker, Karuk Tribe Natural Resources Consultant, 916-207-8294 Steve Rothert, American Rivers, 530-277-0448 Glen Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens’ Associations, (541) 521-8655 Brian Johnson, Trout Unlimited, (415) 385-0796 Regina Chichizola, Save California Salmon, (541) 951-0126 Matt Mais, Yurok Tribe,... Read More
January 15, 2019
January 15, 2019 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – As the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works prepares to consider President Trump’s nomination of Andrew Wheeler as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, American Rivers President and CEO Bob Irvin released the following statement: “This year marks the... Read More
December 15, 2018
December 15, 2018 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke resigned today after a tenure marked by ethics investigations and attacks on the nation’s public lands and waters. Under Secretary Zinke’s leadership, the Department of the Interior consistently put the desires of oil, gas and mining... Read More
December 11, 2018
Conserving Clean Water, Water Pollution, Water Supply
December 11, 2018 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 The Trump administration announced its rewrite of the Clean Water Rule today, and as expected the new rule would eliminate federal protection for wetlands with no apparent surface connection to nearby water bodies, and expressly excludes from protection “ephemeral” rivers and streams... Read More
October 16, 2018
October 16, 2018 Contact: John Cain, 510-388-8930 Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Groundbreaking for the largest freshwater tidal marsh restoration project in California will begin tomorrow in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh restoration project will restore and enhance nearly two square miles of habitat for fish and... Read More