Posted in restoration on Apr 10th, 2013
I met my fate early in life on the Millers River. As a young boy, I knew little of the river and the thick, color-changing slurry purging through our western Massachusetts town. River pollution was not a supper table topic in our deep-blue-collar neighborhoods. None of us ever fished in the river; even as kids [...]
Posted in rivers on Mar 30th, 2013
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the results of a comprehensive survey looking at the health of thousands of stream and river miles across the country, finding that 55 percent are classified as poor, and another 23 percent in fair condition for aquatic life. In certain regions, like the Coastal Plains and Temperate [...]
Posted in fish on Feb 5th, 2013
A new research study featured in the latest issue of the American Fisheries Society’s Fisheries Magazine explores how a warming climate is affecting trout streams throughout the Rocky Mountains, and urges quick action if native trout populations are to persist in diminishing cold-water habitats. One important point of the article is that even with better [...]
Posted in freshwater on Feb 2nd, 2013
The cleanup of the Bronx River helped blunt the impact of Hurricane Sandy write JOSÉ SERRANO AND JOHN F. CALVELLI in Crain’s (http://www.crainsnewyork.com) The tristate area is only beginning to recover from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy. As we assess the damage and how we prepare for a future storm, it is worth noting [...]
Posted in environment on Jan 25th, 2013
Discovery News recently reported that due to drought conditions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warned that the Mississippi River could become unnavigable by mid January. However, efforts by the USACE to blast away rocks have bought more time for barge shipping, according to a press release from the American Waterways Operators (AWO) and Waterways [...]
Posted in water on Dec 22nd, 2012
Current economic literature provides some insights into the importance of water to various sectors, including agriculture, tourism, fishing, manufacturing, and energy production, but this information is dispersed and, in many cases, incomplete. EPA is conducting a study on the importance of water in the U.S. economy to: Summarize existing knowledge about the role and importance [...]
Posted in policy on Nov 30th, 2012
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, [...]
Posted in water on Nov 28th, 2012
Reprinted with permission from author Chandler Van Voorhis of GreenTrees, LLC Water has played a critical role in the formation of the United States. As President Theodore Roosevelt stated 100 years ago, in the first ever White House Conference on Conservation, “It was in Philadelphia that the representatives of all the States met for what was in [...]
Posted in policy on Nov 6th, 2012
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 [...]
Posted in policy on Oct 9th, 2012
In The Conservationist, Hal Herring interviews U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D.-Montana) about why he is tenaciously pushing a Senate vote on The Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 before November. “I’m the Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, and these are all ideas that have come out of our work there. When I got to be the [...]
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