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A bold plan for salmon, clean energy and jobs in the Pacific Northwest

Congressman Mike Simpson is proposing a plan to restore salmon, create jobs, ensure affordable clean energy and revitalize the region’s economy. It builds on a Northwest legacy of collaborative solutions. Let’s seize this historic opportunity to invest in our future.

“Batting cleanup” in the Susquehanna River headwaters

Three dam removals recently completed in the West Branch Susquehanna River headwaters have reconnected 63 miles of aquatic habitat.

Middle Fork Nooksack River Fish Passage Project Begins

Construction crews mobilize to remove dam, restore free-flowing river and fish passage June 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org Renee LaCroix, City of Bellingham, rlacroix@cob.org Bellingham – Construction crews have begun working to remove the Middle Fork Nooksack Dam, a top priority project for salmon recovery in Puget Sound. The result of […]

Reimagining a River: The Middle Fork Nooksack

There’s a major success story underway in the Northwest corner of Washington State. Thanks to years of persistence and game-changing public-private partnership, we’re restoring a free-flowing river, bringing back Chinook salmon that Southern Resident Killer Whales need to thrive, and ensuring a sustainable water supply. The River The Nooksack River watershed, located in northwestern Washington, […]

Mississippi River Named America’s #1 Most Endangered River

Lower Missouri River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Big Sunflower River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Puyallup River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

South Fork Salmon River again named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers

Menominee River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Rapid Creek named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Okefenokee Swamp and St. Marys River named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020