Mississippi River | Photo by John Brueske
#6 Mississippi River
Threat: Pollution, habitat lossIt is time for Congress to pass the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative.
The Mississippi River supports millions of people and countless birds, fish and other wildlife. Despite the importance of this critical river corridor, habitat is being degraded, new sources of water contamination go unchecked, wetlands continue to be drained and lost, and flood damages are escalating. To respond to these threats, Congress should establish a new non-regulatory, geographic program overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that focuses on ecosystem health, conservation and restoration of the Mississippi River through the passage of the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Act.
American Rivers appreciates the collaboration and efforts of our partners:
- Mississippi River Network
- Arkansas Wildlife Federation
- Iowa Environmental Council
- Kentucky Waterways Alliance
- Friends of the Mississippi River
- Healthy Gulf
- Conservation Federation of Missouri
- Green Interchange
- Clean Wisconsin
- Quapaw Canoe Company
- Prairie Rivers Network
