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No false choices: We can improve infrastructure permitting AND protect rivers

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Protecting Our Public Lands and Public Waters: What’s Next in the Effort to Keep Roadless Watersheds Roadless

📰 Update · 2w

As the Super El Niño Looms, California Needs More Natural Infrastructure to Buffer Water Extremes

📰 Update · 2w

Understanding What Roadless Rule Rollbacks Could Mean for the East Coast

📰 Update · Sep 25

Permanently Protecting Places like the Gila River would be a Win for Bipartisanship, the Colorado River, and All Americans

📰 Update · Sep 9

What’s next for the Colorado River?

📰 Update · Aug 27

The Missouri River: A Long History, A Hopeful Future

📰 Update · Aug 20

The Endangered Species Act No Longer Includes Protection of Habitat

American Rivers: Record Dam Removals Reconnect US Rivers

Fresh Water

🇺🇸 United States

The US nonprofit behind the country's biggest-ever dam removal, which reopened 400 miles of the Klamath River to salmon in 2024.

100damsUS dams removed in 2025
4,893milesRiver miles reconnected nationwide in 2025
2,350damsTotal documented US dam removals since 1912
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