by American Rivers | Apr 18, 2022
Catastrophic drought. Disastrous floods. Fish and other freshwater species nearing extinction, as rivers heat up. Many people in the United States have imagined climate change as a problem in the future. But it is here now, and the primary way that each of us is...
by American Rivers | Mar 25, 2022
The challenges facing rivers can feel overwhelming. Climate change, perhaps rivers’ most existential threat, is fueling record-breaking floods and drought. A long history of racial injustice forces the impacts of climate change, along with pollution, dams and other...
by Alabama Rivers Alliance | Sep 2, 2021
On September 2, ARA’s executive director, Cindy Lowry, submitted verbal comments at EPA’s Public Hearing Revising the Definition of “Waters of the United States”. Click here to watch a recording of the hearing [link coming soon!] My name is Cindy Lowry and I am the...
by Alabama Rivers Alliance | Aug 31, 2021
Join the journey with our friend Dr. R. Scot Duncan as he takes a trip down the Cahaba River in 2050. “[ARA’s Water is Life Zoom Talk] exercise inspired me to share a vision of how I hope our rivers—and our state—will be late in my life. Our rivers today are...
by American Rivers | Aug 9, 2021
It’s hard not to get excited about the investment included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework currently moving through congress. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would invest $55 billion in water infrastructure, $12 billion for flood management and ...
by American Rivers | Jun 21, 2021
The unused hydro dam stretched across the Watauga River in mountains of North Carolina, obstructing free river flow and movement of animals. Today, it is gone. Today the river again flows freely, reconnecting with 140 miles of waterways. Today the Watauga is a better...
