Search Results for: dam removal success
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
TITLE: Mid-Atlantic Regional Director CLASSIFICATION: Senior Director DEPARTMENT: Conservation WAGE CATEGORY: Exempt REPORTS TO: Senior Vice President, Conservation LOCATION: Flexible. Manages work in Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio CLICK HERE TO APPLY 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 […]
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Northeast Regional Director
TITLE: Northeast Regional Director CLASSIFICATION: Senior Director DEPARTMENT: Conservation WAGE CATEGORY: Exempt REPORTS TO: Senior Vice President, Conservation LOCATION: Flexible. Manages work in New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island CLICK HERE TO APPLY 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 […]
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Rio Gallinas Named aMong America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Contact: Rachel Ellis, American Rivers, Southwest River Protection Program, rellis@americanrivers.org; 505-699-4746 Lea Knutson, Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, lknutson@hermitspeakwatersheds.org; 505-617-1360 Max Trujillo, HECHO and San Miguel County Commissioner, max@hechoonline.org; 505-617-1851 William Gonzales, Rio Gallinas Acequia Association and New Mexico Acequia Commissioner, wilogonzales@yahoo.com; 505-660-6535 Ralph Vigil, New Mexico Wild and New Mexico Acequia Commission Chairman, ralph@nmwild.org; 505-603-2879 American Rivers has named […]
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Snake River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Investment in affordable clean energy alternatives will allow for dam removal and river restoration. Contact: Kyle Smith, American Rivers, 541-729-5830 Washington — American Rivers today named the Snake River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, citing the threat that the four lower Snake River dams pose to endangered salmon, climate resilience, and the region’s Tribal Nations. American […]
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Lehigh River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Poorly planned development threatens clean water Contact: Lia Mastropolo, 717-763-0743 Donna Kohut, 570-778-3979 Washington — American Rivers today named Pennsylvania’s Lehigh River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, citing the threat that poorly planned proliferation of warehouse and distribution centers poses to river health. American Rivers and partners called on decision makers to improve protections for the river in […]
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Colorado River’s Grand Canyon Named America’s #1 Most Endangered River of 2023
Fate of Grand Canyon hangs in the balance with upcoming river management decisions Contact: Sinjin Eberle, American Rivers, (719) 294-9388 Washington — American Rivers today named the Colorado River’s Grand Canyon America’s Most Endangered River of 2023, citing the harm that climate change and outdated river management have caused to the river’s unique cultural and […]
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Ohio River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Federal Investment Needed to Protect Public Health Along the Ohio River Contact: Heather Taylor-Miesle, American Rivers, htaylor-miesle@americanrivers.org, 202-423-4794 Washington — American Rivers today named the Ohio River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, citing that a lack of federal designation and investment leaves this vital river and watershed vulnerable. The Ohio River is the backbone of […]
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Chilkat and Klehini Rivers named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Contact: David Moryc, American Rivers Senior Director of River Protectionsdmoryc@americanrivers.org | 503-307-1137 Gershon Cohen, Alaska Clean Water Advocacy Project Director gershon@aptalaska.net | 907-314-0228 American Rivers has named the Chilkat and Klehini Rivers among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, pointing out the threats of a proposed copper and zinc mine that would likely result in contamination of nearby […]
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Eel River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
PG&E must remove obsolete dams to recover California’s flagging salmon runs Contact: Alicia Hamann, alicia@eelriver.org, 707-382-8859 Charlie Schneider, cschneider@caltrout.org 707-217-0409 Meghan Quinn, mquinn@americanrivers.org 530-539-5530 Nikcole Whipple, nikcolewhipple@gmail.com 707-353-0557 Washington — American Rivers today named California’s Eel River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, citing Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E’s) Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project that is driving Chinook salmon, steelhead, and […]
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Clark Fork River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Contact: Lisa Ronald, Western Montana Associate Conservation Director, American Rivers lronald@americanrivers.org, 406-317-7757 Karen Knudsen, Executive Director, Clark Fork Coalition American Rivers has named the Clark Fork River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, citing industrial pollution from a shuttered pulp mill that threatens the river’s recovery from a hard-working past. The Clark Fork flows more than 300 miles […]
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Pearl River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Dam and development scheme would worsen Jackson’s drinking water and flooding problems Contact: Olivia Dorothy, American Rivers, 217-390-3658 Washington — American Rivers today named the Pearl River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, citing the threat that a private real estate development scheme poses to one of the most biodiverse rivers in the U.S. and the primary […]
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Okefenokee Swamp Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
Mining threatens clean water, wildlife habitat in national treasure Contact: Ben Emanuel, American Rivers, 706-340-8868 Rena Ann Peck, Executive Director, Georgia River Network, 404-395-6250, rena@garivers.org Washington — American Rivers today named Georgia and Florida’s Okefenokee Swamp among America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, citing the threat that a proposed heavy mineral sands mine poses to this critically important wetland ecosystem. […]