Dam owners present hydropower as a “clean” technology. But outdated dams can hurt rivers.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at American Rivers

This blog was written by Bob Irvin and John Haydock, American Rivers Board Chair. In a year in which the impacts of racism and injustice have never been more visible, and the need to address these inequities has never been more acute, American Rivers is releasing our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan. The plan represents […]

Climate change at its CORE

by Scott Willoughby Stewing in the sun and smoke of the late-August afternoon, even the temptingly titled Shady Island River Park was overmatched. Cottonwoods lining the shore of the Gunnison River offered only modest relief as the mercury climbed north of 95 degrees, and soon enough the haze of Colorado’s largest recorded wildfire would overcome […]