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The State of Rivers at the State of the Union
On Tuesday, January 30th, President Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress, but after one year of presidency, what is the state of U.S. rivers?
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Running for Rivers: An Interview With Keith Hanson
Keith Hanson, an ultra-marathon runner, is preparing to run 300 miles in 3 days across the state of South Carolina. We caught up with Keith and talked about his love for rivers and what he hopes to accomplish with this run.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Fails to Deliver
June 7, 2017 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington – President Trump spoke on the bank of the Ohio River today about the nation’s infrastructure, but failed to provide a coherent plan for addressing the pressing need to repair and improve the country’s outdated water systems. “Today, President Trump promised more tax breaks and rollbacks of […]
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President Trump Should Take These 4 Steps for Water Infrastructure
The anticipated arrival of President Donald Trump to Cincinnati, Ohio will primarily focus on his vision for the nation’s infrastructure. Trump should consider these four important points when determining our access to clean drinking water, for our current communities and the future.
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Advocates Agree: EPA Nominee Pruitt a Disaster for Nation’s Air, Water
January 18, 2016 Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 Heads of 19 Environmental, Conservation Groups Come Out Against Pruitt’s Nomination Washington, DC – The CEOs from 19 leading environmental and conservation organizations together came out today to oppose the nomination of Scott Pruitt for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and agree that someone who […]
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How the Clean Water Act Protects Your Rivers
Before The Clean Water Act In 1969 Ohio’s Cuyahoga River was so fouled by industrial pollution that the river caught on fire. Public outcry over dirty rivers spurred Congress to pass the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972. The historic law was designed to protect all of our waters – from the smallest streams to […]
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Hydropower Legislation Seeks to Undermine the Clean Water Act on its 43rd Anniversary
October 18, 2015 marked the 43rd anniversary of the Clean Water Act. This bedrock environmental law has been protecting our waters since 1972. A few years before, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio had caught fire – for the 13th time! – at last moving Congress to act decisively to clean up the nation’s rivers and […]
