Posted in pollution on Dec 14th, 2012
Nutrient pollution is one of the nation’s most widespread and costly environmental problems. Excess nitrogen and phosphorus from farm and lawn fertilizer, livestock waste, roads and houses, faulty septic systems, and treated sewage can turn waters green with slime and pollute waters for swimming, boating, and fishing. To help raise awareness about this growing environmental [...]
Posted in policy on Oct 12th, 2012
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, [...]
Posted in environment on Sep 1st, 2012
The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone will likely be smaller this year due to drought conditions throughout the Mississippi River watershed. A team of NOAA-supported scientists is predicting that this year’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone could range from a low of approximately 1,197 square miles to as much as 6,213 square miles. The wide [...]
Posted in planning on Jun 20th, 2012
25 years on, Bernie’s still looking for his feet As a young man in the 1960s, Bernie Fowler recalls he could wade chest deep into the Patuxent River and still see his toes as he netted crabs. But the clarity of his beloved river plummeted over the years, along with the vitality of the rest [...]
Posted in pollution on May 29th, 2012
The non-profit advocacy group American Rivers is naming the Potomac the nation’s most endangered river, saying it is threatened by nutrient and sediment pollution that lowers the quality of drinking water and kills marine life. The group’s annual report titled, “America’s Most Endangered Rivers,” notes what local friends of the Potomac have said for years: [...]
Posted in policy on May 23rd, 2012
A recent article in the Washington Posts highlights a wedge that is growing between environmental groups working to clean-up the Chesapeake Bay. Environmental groups are clashing over the inclusion of nutrient trading in the EPA’s comprehensive plan to reduce pollution in the bay. Threats of lawsuits and pulled funding could derail the plan. The Washington [...]
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