The U.S. Interior Department recently announced $1 million in funding toward removing the defunct Albright Dam as part of an effort to improve water quality and restore free-flowing waterways nationwide.
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Albright Dam Removal Part of National River Cleanup Effort
TAGS: Albright Dam American Rivers cheat river fish Friends of the Cheat River preservation West Virginia
Navigating the Russell Fork
The Russell Fork River was recently added to American River’s 2016 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers because of threats from mountaintop coal removal mining.
TAGS: American Rivers americas-most-endangered-rivers Breaks Interstate Park Clean Water Act mountaintop removal coal mining Russell Fork Water Pollution Water quality
Endangered Appalachian Rivers
Over the years, several Appalachian rivers have been included in the annual America’s Most Endangered Rivers list. See how the threats facing these rivers have changed.
TAGS: American Rivers americas-most-endangered-rivers coal-river gauley-river holston-river potomac-river
