This spring a 45-foot swing in water levels took the Mississippi River from near-dry in places, to near-historic crests in just a few months.  Two years ago, floodplain managers were advocating for policy change on the Mississippi River. But that change is slow. “We need some retreat from our rivers,” said Larry Larson, executive director [...]

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by Jemma Penelope Reposted with permission from Jemma Penelope, writer, researcher and scientist.  Her blog is titled Miss JP Moves Things.  First-time attendee’s of the NMBA annual conference come to learn about mitigation and conservation banking – it’s been said the three days are like taking a drink from a fire-hydrant. They come back in [...]

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The Federal Times, the news and information service for federal managers, reports that agencies are under more pressure to release government data to the public and ensure it is packaged in formats that promote widespread use and dissemination. On Thursday, May 9, 2013, President Obama directed agencies through an executive order to make their data [...]

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In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) ran a great article by Joshua Saks identifying “Five Actions to Protect People, Property and Wildlife from Storm and Flood Damages” http://blog.nwf.org/2012/11/post-sandy-working-with-nature-to-keep-us-safe/ and “Five Actions that Put People, Property and Wildlife at Risk from Storm and Flood Damages.” http://blog.nwf.org/2012/11/post-sandy-working-with-nature-to-keep-us-safe/ In the top five of [...]

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is conducting a study on the importance of water in the U.S. economy to better understand how water contributes to the economic welfare of the nation and plays a critical role in many sectors of the U.S. economy. On December 4, USEPA will host a public symposium in Washington, [...]

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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Choose Clean Water Coalition (which is comprised of 225 environmental organizations throughout the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed) felt that they had consensus on the use of nutrient trading as a viable tool to help meet the nutrient and sediment runoff goals as outlined by the U.S. EPA’s bay wide [...]

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From the Huffington Post In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson called the Potomac River, polluted with sewage and riddled with algae blooms, a “national disgrace.” Forty years ago this year, the Clean Water Act of 1972 (CWA) was signed into law, and resulted in expansive, real improvements in the health of the Potomac River. The CWA [...]

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From Circle of Blue Today American voters will not only choose their representatives. In many states and cities, those casting ballots will also make decisions about our water supply. …Though water is clearly a primary concern in the daily lives of Americans, incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney have largely ignored [...]

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The Washington Post Editorial Board published a commentary Sept. 30, 2012 in support of nutrient trading as a strategy for reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. The approach, which has environmental groups split, is meant to reduce the 250 pounds of nitrogen and 20 million pounds of phosphorus entering the bay each year from farms, [...]

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 The American Sportfishing Association  reports that on Sept. 14, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its recommendations for budget cuts that include withholding parts of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. The cut would be the first in the fund’s 62-year history.  The ASA calls the fund, “the backbone of [...]

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