Search Results for: cuyahoga
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Green-Duwamish River named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2019
April 16, 2019 Outdated flood management threatens salmon, river health Contact: Brandon Parsons, American Rivers, (512) 517-4001 Logan Harris, King County Dept. Natural Resources and Parks, (206) 477-4516 Doug Osterman, Green/Duwamish & Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9), (206) 477-4793 Cathy Cochrane, Puget Sound Partnership, (360) 790-7958 Mindy Roberts, Washington Environmental Council, (206) 631-2600 Washington, D.C. – American […]
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Stikine River named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2019
April 16, 2019 Mining threatens salmon, culture and economy Contact: Jessie Thomas-Blate, American Rivers, (202) 347-7550 Rob Sanderson Jr., Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission Board Chair, (907) 821-8885 Jennifer Hanlon, Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission Vice Chair, (907) 723-9922 Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Stikine River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2019, citing the […]
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American Rivers Statement on Nomination of Andrew Wheeler as EPA Administrator
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 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River […]
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Euclid Creek Stream Clean Up
September 28, 2018 Volunteers will help clean up trash in and around the stream streamside at Euclid Creek Reservation. Meet at the Quarry Picnic Area. Entrance is located north of E Green Road off of Euclid Creek Parkway on the first drive to the right. (https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/parks/visit/parks/euclid-creek-reservation/quarry-picnic-area) Dress for the weather wearing long sleeves, pants, boots or closed toe […]
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The State of Rivers at the State of the Union
January 29, 2018 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
July 5, 2017 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 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
June 6, 2017 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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How the Clean Water Act Protects Your Rivers
February 3, 2016 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
November 2, 2015 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 […]