Key ways to help free rivers in 2022
As our country urgently searches for tactics to avoid the worst of climate change, tackle the accelerating loss of nature, and address prolonged racial injustice, …
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The Strength of Salmon
As a species, salmon have an unrelenting, almost maddening streak of stubbornness. In the Pacific Northwest, salmon are so much a part of the landscape …
America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2021
America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2021 underscores the impacts of environmental injustice on rivers nationwide and amplifies frontline efforts to protect rivers and clean water. …
69 Dams Removed in 2020
Despite the challenges of working through a pandemic, river restoration practitioners continued to pursue dam removal projects in 2020 to revitalize local economies and communities …
Guardians of the River
In this film by American Rivers and Swiftwater Films, Indigenous leaders share why removing four dams to restore a healthy Klamath River is critical for …
A Record 90 Dams Were Removed in 2019
Last week American Rivers announced that in 2019 a record 26 states removed a total of 90 dams to revive rivers and strengthen communities and …
Ranching in the New Normal
After 19 years of drought in the Colorado River basin, many experts are calling this prolonged drying out of the southwest by a new name: …
America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2019
American Rivers has released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, identifying ten rivers facing imminent threats. This year’s report spotlights the threat that …
Fifty Years Of Wild And Scenic Rivers: The Skagit and Illabot Creek
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, American Rivers is telling the stories of Washington’s designated rivers. In this third …
Victory for Clean Water
On August 16, American Rivers won a huge victory in our lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to suspend the Clean Water Rule. This was a …