by American Rivers | May 13, 2021
When the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) released their standard 24-month study in April 2021, the reaction from media was swift: this is bad news. These regular forecasts project factors of water management—like inflow, releases, power generation and storage levels—for...
by American Rivers | Apr 22, 2021
When anyone asks me my favorite color, I simply say ‘Hoh River Blue’ and show them this photo: Hoh River, WA | Photo by Colin Wiseman The jaw dropping Hoh River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula is just one of the 19 rivers and their tributaries that are...
by American Rivers | Apr 13, 2021
The threats facing America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2021 aren’t just threats to rivers and the environment. They are threats to people – to human health, safety and survival. On Georgia’s South River (#4), predominantly Black neighborhoods are disproportionately...
by American Rivers | Mar 24, 2021
The American Society of Civil Engineers recently released their new Report Card on America’s Infrastructure. And while America’s infrastructure receives a C- overall, our water infrastructure is faring far worse: stormwater infrastructure gets a D, wastewater...
by American Rivers | Feb 22, 2021
This blog was written by Page Buono & Sinjin Eberle, American Rivers Communications Director, Intermountain West. Over the last few weeks, we’ve focused our attention on the recent study published by the Center for Colorado River Studies about the future of the...