The Station Group’s Earth Day Collection Includes a Five-Part Series, Documentary and CBS Stations’ Reporting About Threats to Local Rivers Across Its 14 Markets

Watch “An American River” Trailer Here

NEW YORK – CBS News and Stations release the trailer to its Earth Day special, AN AMERICAN RIVER, today, April 14. The hour-long documentary debuts on Saturday, April 19 at 1:00 PM, ET on CBS News 24/7, and is hosted by Climate Watch national correspondent David Schechter. The special shines a light on how most Americans live within a mile of a river, but unchecked factors such as climate change, raw sewage and extreme flooding and weather conditions threaten American rivers’ health.    

As part of CBS News and Stations’ Earth Day roundup, on April 15, CBS News will be the first to reveal the “America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2025” list on CBS News 24/7’s THE DAILY REPORT beginning at 6:00 PM, ET. American Rivers’ CEO, Tom Kiernan, will join THE DAILY REPORT as a guest to discuss the list; with additional reporting on EYE ON AMERICA and EVENING NEWS PLUS.  

AN AMERICAN RIVER begins as a five-part series that will be available across CBS News and Stations’ platforms beginning April 15 through Earth Day, leading to an hour-long multiplatform special premiering on April 19 across CBS-owned stations and/or streaming channels (in 14 markets), and available to stream on CBS News 24/7 and www.cbsnews.com. The five-part series examines:

• Nationwide raw sewage spills in waterways (including census data that shows lower-income communities are twice as likely to have sewage dumping into a river or creek) 

• Saltwater intrusion threats against drinking water and coastal crops 

• Warm rivers threat to the fishing industry 

• Flooding rivers leading to home buyouts in flood plains 

• The Lenape Tribe and activists work to protect the Delaware River 

All 14 CBS-owned stations have also produced hyperlocal reports highlighting regional rivers’ threats. See map below*

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