Great Lakes Region Pivots From Fossil Fuels
In shift from coal and oil, water use and quality hang in the balance.
September 8, 2016
Algal Blooms Are No Accident For Florida Everglades and Estuaries
Restoring the balance of water in South Florida and the Everglades is the focus of numerous federal and state initiatives, and has been since the early 1990s.
July 21, 2016
America’s Water Infrastructure Requires New Mindset
America’s substantial water challenges are not secret any longer.
May 17, 2016
Michigan DEQ’s Responsibility to Ensure Public Safety Collapsed in Flint
State environmental agency’s indifference and intransigence violated public trust.
January 25, 2016
Flint’s Contaminated Drinking Water is Third Water Crisis For Michigan Governor
A series of public decisions, driven by misguided management practices and ideological principles that backfired, converged during the past 20 months to poison the city’s drinking water and cause one of the most severe public health threats in the United States. The extent of the risk to Flint’s residents is not clear.
January 11, 2016
U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
Spills of heavy crude oil from western Canada’s tar sands are more difficult to clean up than other types of conventional oil, particularly if the spill occurs in water, a new study by a high-level committee of experts found.
December 11, 2015