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10 Ways to Save Water at Home
Our local leaders are facing the pressing question of how to ensure a clean, reliable water supply with strains from population growth, booming development, and global warming. Many communities are already enforcing water restrictions. There are a few simple things you can do at home to ease the burden on your local water supply and […]
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Energy Development & Rivers
Hydropower, mining, fracking, oil and gas development – all can have significant and lasting impacts on clean water and river health. Hydropower’s Impact on Rivers Hydropower is unique among renewable resources because of the scale at which it can damage the environment when it’s done poorly. Unless a hydropower dam is sited, operated, and mitigated appropriately, […]
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How Stormwater Affects Your Rivers
Rivers are dependent on their surrounding lands (known as the watershed) for a consistent supply of clean water. Altering a watershed does many things; one of the most significant is to alter the way stormwater soaks into the ground or flows to the local river. When managed properly, this water is a valuable resource. However, when […]
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Rivers
Water resources in the U.S. face a range of threats in a warming climate. Many communities will see their water supplies shrink as temperatures rise and precipitation patterns shift. A rise in severe storms will degrade water quality and increase the risk of catastrophic floods. Changes in the timing and location of precipitation combined with […]
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2015 River Cleanup Recap
2015 has been a great year for National River Cleanup! Because of the hard work of all the cleanup coordinators and volunteers, communities have cleaner rivers, safer drinking water, and more scenic waterways for all to enjoy. Now it’s time to look back over the highlights and get ready for next year.
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After Extreme Flooding, South Carolina Needs a New Dam Management Strategy
With more extreme weather events expected in South Carolina, dam removal and better dam management are key strategies to prevent future public safety crises.
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Third Time’s A Charm
Volunteers from Cox Enterprises, Inc. came out for the third year to clean up St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida.
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At What Point Do We Protect Rivers?
The Clean Water Rule seeks to answer the question: When does a body of water become a water of the United States, and in being so, protected by the Clean Water Act?
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The Flint River: From Planning to Action
Years of research and coalition building is yielding to tangible actions that will help restore the upper Flint River watershed.
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Saving a Wild Northwestern Gem
A local resident, Evelyn Cook, talks about why nickel mining would be a bad idea environmentally and economically for the Smith River in Oregon and California.
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American Rivers and Partners Petition EPA to Control Stormwater
American Rivers and partners have petitioned EPA to control significant sources of polluted runoff that contribute to stream impairment and result in costly local clean-up efforts.
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Exploring Zach Collier’s Important Place
Kalmiopsis Country out in Oregon and California contains wild rivers that are threatened by mining. Zach Collier, a local outfitter, talks about why he loves this important place.