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Careers with American Rivers
Careers With American Rivers About American Rivers American Rivers is championing a national effort to protect and restore all rivers, from remote mountain streams to urban waterways. Healthy rivers provide people and nature with clean, abundant water and natural habitat. For 50 years, American Rivers staff, supporters, and partners have shared a common belief: Life […]
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American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015
April 7, 2015 Contacts: American Rivers: Sinjin Eberle, 720-373-0864 or Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Grand Canyon Trust: Roger Clark, 928-774-7488(w) or 928-890-7515(c) Colorado River in the Grand Canyon named #1 Most Endangered River in the nation www.AmericanRivers.org/EndangeredRivers www.AmericanRivers.org/GrandCanyon www.grandcanyontrust.org/keep-the-canyon-grand GrandCanyonMap (Washington, DC) — American Rivers today announced its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, naming […]
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Holston River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015
April 7, 2015 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers named the Holston River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015 today, highlighting the threat toxic chemical explosives from an army ammunition plant pose to clean drinking water supplies. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call to action to save rivers that are at […]
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Columbia River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015
April 7, 2015 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers named the Columbia River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015 today, shining a national spotlight on the impacts of outdated dam operations and an opportunity that the renegotiation of an international treaty creates for salmon restoration and flood protection. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report […]
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American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015
April 7, 2015 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers today announced its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, naming the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon the #1 Most Endangered River in the nation. One of our country’s most iconic stretches of river and an irreplaceable national treasure, the Colorado River in the Grand […]
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Edisto River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015
April 7, 2015 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers named the Edisto River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015 today, highlighting the threat excessive agricultural water withdrawals pose to other water users and river health. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call to action to save rivers that are at a tipping […]
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Smith River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015
April 7, 2015 Contact: (Washington, DC)- American Rivers named Montana’s Smith River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015 today, shining a national spotlight on the threat a proposed copper mine poses to the river’s clean water and nationally renowned wild trout fishery. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call to action to […]
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Holston River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015
April 7, 2016 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers named the Holston River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2015 today, highlighting the threat toxic chemical explosives from an army ammunition plant pose to clean drinking water supplies. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call to action to save rivers that are at a […]
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San Francisquito Creek Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014
April 9, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers named San Francisquito Creek among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014 today, shining a national spotlight on the impact Stanford University’s antiquated Searsville Dam is having on the health of the creek and its fish and wildlife. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call to […]
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Middle Mississippi River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014
April 9, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers named the Middle Mississippi River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014 today, shining a national spotlight on the threat a new levee at the New Madrid Floodway poses to wildlife habitat and downstream flood safety. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call to action […]
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Upper Colorado River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014
April 9, 2014 Contact: (Washingon, DC) – American Rivers named the Upper Colorado River Basin among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014 today, shining a national spotlight on the need for Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to prevent new water diversions and instead prioritize river protection and water conservation measures in the state water plan. “The America’s […]
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South Fork Edisto River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014
April 9, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – American Rivers named the South Fork Edisto River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014 today, shining a national spotlight on excessive withdrawals that take too much water out of the river, threatening river health and downstream water users. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is a call […]