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Article: American Rivers Announces Continent's Most Endangered Rivers of 1996
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 17, 1996
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WASHINGTON, April 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- American Rivers, North
America's leading river conservation organization, today released
its
eleventh annual report on the continent's most endangered and
threatened rivers of 1996.
The report highlights rivers which face the continent's worst
environmental abuse, and provides a snapshot of the state of our
rivers today. The group singled out Congress as the biggest threat
to America's rivers, and also cited significant threats from mines,
dams, pollution, flood control projects and the 1996 Summer
Olympics.
Speakers at American Rivers' news conference this morning at 9:30
a.m. in Washington, D.C., included U.S. Rep. David Bonior (D-
Mich.),
House ...