Posted in pollution on Oct 22nd, 2012
From Bloomberg Businessweek Tests of drinking water near a natural-gas drilling site in Wyoming back up findings that established the first link by the federal government between hydraulic fracturing and tainted water, the Environmental Protection Agency said. The EPA recently issued its follow-up analyses of two test wells it drilled in Pavillion and of five residents’ water [...]
Posted in stewardship on Oct 3rd, 2012
Large-scale wildfires, like those that have occurred across the West and Southwest U.S. this year, are receiving some new types of recovery treatments to help control erosion after a catastrophic burn. An article in the latest issue of “Erosion Control” magazine describes some aerial treatments applied by the multiagency Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) http://www.nifc.gov/BAER/Page/NIFC_BAER.html [...]
Posted in taimen on Sep 11th, 2012
This is the final blog post from my work with Rare Conservation and World Wildlife Fund this summer. Driving through the six Soums (districts) along the Onon River really opened my eyes to the amount of work that has been completed in this area. Each town had billboards portraying members of the local fishing clubs [...]
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 [...]
Posted in conservation on Apr 6th, 2012
Presented by Trout Headwaters and from the producers of Ride the Divide – A feature film about a 30-day drift boat journey down the longest “undammed” river in the lower 48. Intimate portraits of locals in both booming cities and dusty, dwindling towns along the Yellowstone River, illustrate the history and controversies surrounding this enigmatic [...]
Posted in freshwater on Mar 7th, 2012
If you care about the protection and restoration of Montana’s streams and rivers, it’s time to let your voice be heard. The Montana Department of Natural Resources (DNRC) has formally implemented a plan to require the use of large, non-native rip rap and/or concrete structures for all stream restoration and bank stabilization projects in the [...]
Posted in water on Feb 27th, 2012
Another good reason for protecting the health of natural flood plains is the high cost of flooding. The New York Times reports that when the Army Corps of Engineers declared last year that the levees in certain places, like East St. Louis, Ill. were ‘unacceptable,’ the rating kicked up a storm of protest along the [...]
Posted in freshwater on Feb 9th, 2012
The Washington Post has reported that local environmental activists won a fight against a development that they said would harm the wildlife of Maryland’s pristine Mattawoman Creek. The state said no to a half-built, $70 million Cross County Connector in a rare denial of a development permit after activists relentlessly picked apart the county’s arguments [...]
Posted in environment on Feb 2nd, 2012
The state of Louisiana has released a $50 billion, 50-year strategy to help protect some coastal residents from worsening storm surges and severe land loss that threaten to swallow communities. The plan proposes significant water diversions and marsh-creation projects around the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers. But due to the high cost and difficulty, fewer restoration [...]
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