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Water Pollution

The Value of Water

Henry Henderson | Posted 11.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Asian Carp, Lake Michigan, Nrdc, Invasive Species, Pollution, Chicago River, Chicago River Sewage, Natural Resources Defense Council, Atrazine, Water Pollution, Water, Chicago, Great Lakes, Privatization, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Ballast-Water, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

The water rich communities of the Great Lakes region do not understand the nature and value of their most precious resource.

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First Do No Harm: Connecting The Dots Between Environmentalism And Health Care Reform

John DeCock | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Water Pollution, Toxics, Water, Epa, Clean Water Act, Environment, Health Care Reform, Mercury, Hate Speech, Air Pollution, Pollution, Health Care, Green News
John DeCock

If we live in poverty and industry uses our neighborhoods to site their most toxic operations, how do we pay for the illness those operations cause?

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Cocaine, Spices, Hormones Found in Drinking Water

news.nationalgeographic.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Runoff, Water Pollution, Water, Green News

For instance, thyme and sage spike during Thanksgiving, cinnamon surges all winter, chocolate and vanilla show up during weekends (presumably from par...

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The Future of Factory Farming: Barack Obama and the "Rural Agenda"

David Kirby | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Epa, Usda, Animal Welfare, Water Pollution, Cafo, Factory Farms, Obama, Air Pollution, Rural Development, Food, Living News
David Kirby

If elected, Obama promised, he would convene a major national summit on rural issues within 100 days of taking office. Across the country, rural activists held their breath.

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Argentine River Cleanup Greeted With Skepticism: Can The Job Be Done?

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Riachuelo River, Buenos Aires, Water Pollution, Water Pollutants, Green News
Joseph B. Treaster

Argentina has some of the most severe pollution in the world. The country's leaders have mainly ignored the issue and there has been little public clamor.

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Al Gore Explains How Call For Climate Change Action Is Similar To Civil Rights Movement (Video)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Clean Energy, An Inconvenient Truth, Coal, Renewable Resources, Solar Energy, Katie Couric, Fossil Fuels, Water Pollution, Health, Climate Change, Oil, Al Gore, Air Pollution, Un, Copenhagen, Climate Change Bill, Our Choice, Green News

The push for government action on climate change is like the US civil rights movement, according to former Vice President Al Gore. Both causes depende...

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BP Slapdown: EPA Really is Back on the Job!

Henry Henderson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lisa Jackson, Bp, Nrdc, Northwest Indiana, Epa, British Petroleum, Bp Whiting Refinery, Indiana, Coal Industry, Lake Michigan, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Environmental Protection Agency, Atrazine, Water Pollution, Asthma, Air Pollution, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

The EPA is back: it just weighed in on the controversial BP refinery expansion on Lake Michigan and issued an objection to the lax pollution permit that Indiana had lavished on the project.

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EPA Vows Better Enforcement Of Clean Water Act

nytimes.com | CHARLES DUHIGG | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Water Quality, Law Enforcement, Pollution, Water Pollution, Clean Water Act, Epa, Green News

The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it would overhaul enforcement of the Clean Water Act, as lawmakers sharply criticized the ag...

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Watching The World's Water Quality And Quantity

Lissa Coffey | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Population, Lissa Coffey, Global, Water Pollution, Water, The Giving Life, Sustainability, Conservation, Crisis, Green Living, Matt Damon, Pollution, Sanitation, Living News
Lissa Coffey

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 884 million people are without adequate drinking water, and 2.5 billion people are without adequate water for sanitation.

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Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink...

Carl Pope | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Clean Water, Water Pollution, Water, Toxic Water, Clean Water Act, Green News
Carl Pope

There won't be less water in a warmer world -- total global precipitation may increase. But the water will come at less predictable times, with more droughts and floods, and overall greater extremes.

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A New Chapter In The Erin Brockovich/Hexavalent Chromium Story

John DeCock | Posted 09.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, Toxics, Water, Green, Environment, Erin Brockovich, Hexavalent Chromium, Pollution, Green News
John DeCock

Our primary concern now is that further delay by the state not only puts those drinking Hexavalent Chromium at risk, but delays clean up of water supplies and fails to hold polluters accountable.

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Will Obama Crack Down on Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water?

Elaine Shannon | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Perchlorate, Safe Drinking Water, Rocket Fuel, Water Pollution, Green News
Elaine Shannon

Rocket fuel pollution in water and soil are bigger problems than you might think. In recent years, EPA has detected perchlorates in public water systems in 28 states and territories.

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Green News Report - July 21, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Grand Canyon, Green Building, Factory Farms, Green News Report, Wal-Mart, E. Coli, Antibiotic Resistance, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, Uranium Mining, Fish, Cafo, Green News, Sustainability, Climate Change, Chevron, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Obama to ban antibiotics?; Mining the Grand Canyon; Chevron refuses to pay for environmental damage; The bulb is back.... PLUS: Wal-Mart going green!

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All Ships Near California's Coast Must Now Use Cleaner Fuel

treehugger.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: California Pollution, California, Oil Spill, Ships, Water Pollution, Ocean Vessels, Ca, Diesel Fuel, Diesel, Pollution, California Coast, California Coasts, Shipping, Evolving Energy Tech, Green News

A Californian regulation mandating that all ocean-going vessels within 24 miles of the state's coast must use cleaner burning low-sulfur diesel fuel i...

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Illegal Septic Dumping a Sordid Mess

Juli Charkes | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Westchester, Chappaqua, Crime, Septic, Waterways, Water Pollution, Green News
Juli Charkes

Acts of environmental sabotage like the one that happened on Mr. Bauer's property are an added burden to a system already battling the effects of water-borne bacteria.

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China Cuts Use Of Plastic Bags By 66 Percent

worldchanging.com | Ben BlockJune 25, 2009 5:00 PM | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Chinese Bags, Ultra-Thin Plastic, Water Pollution, Green, Environment, Plastic Bags, Pollution, Air Pollution, China, Green News

A strict Chinese limit on ultra-thin plastic bags significantly reduced bag-related pollution nationwide during the past year. The country avoided the...

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Remember the Cuyahoga

Carl Pope | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Supreme Court, Cuyahoga River, Lower Slate Lake, Kensington Gold Mind, Water Pollution, Epa, Clean Water Act, Green News
Carl Pope

Monday was the 40th anniversary of the environmental disaster that gave America the Clean Water Act -- the day the Cuyahoga River caught fire.

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A Blue Night to Support Riverkeeper

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 07.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Empire Hotel, General Electric, Charity Organizations, Luigi Tadini, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Brian Wiley, Exxon Mobil, Waterkeeper Alliance, Riverkeeperorg, Donating to Charity, Hudson River, Green Living, Mta, New York City, Bobby Kennedy III, Water Pollution, Tap Water, Amanda Hearst, New-York-City-Tap-Water, New York, New York News
Marissa Bronfman

The skies were grey and the event was Blue but guests at the annual Riverkeeper fundraiser were feeling neither as they mingled on the pool deck of the Empire Hotel to support the charity.

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Clean Marinas

Juli Charkes | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Boating Act, National Marine Manufacturers Association, Green Living, Westchester County, Pollution, Water Pollution, South Carolina, Green News
Juli Charkes

With the pleasure of boating comes unacceptable amounts of environmental waste and pollution; marinas and the boating industry must implement more environmentally sound practices.

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Massachusetts Awards $986 Million For Clean Water Projects

examiner.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Pollution, Water Pollution, Water, Green News

From examiner.com: Massachusetts is awarding more than $986 million in loans for improvements to drinking water and waste water projects. Read t...

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The Politics of a Potential Pandemic: From Sebelius to Smithfield

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Swine Flu, Senator McConnell, Politics, Mexico, Water Pollution, Industrial Agriculture, Kathleen Sebelius, Green, World, Senator Reid, Political News, Department of Homeland Security, Contained Animal Feeding Operations, Green News, Disease, Centers for Disease Control, Water, Health and Human Services, Panedemic, Swine Flu Pandemic, Flu Pandemic, Politics News
Josh Nelson

GOP obstruction is literally interfering with the functioning of the Federal government during a time of crisis.

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Green News Report - April 21, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Earth Day 2009, Co2 Emissions, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, John Boehner, Water Pollution, Water, Epa, Green News, Green News Report, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The EPA declares pollution a hazard (duh)....so Congressional Republicans focus on (wait for it).... cow farts!; The 39th ce...

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Don't Take Your Drinking Water for Granted this World Water Day

Scott Dodd | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: History, World Water Day, Water Pollution, Urban Planning, Clean Water Act, Public Health, Catskills, Natural Gas Drilling, World Water Forum, Drinking Water, New York City, Marcellus Shale, Green News
Scott Dodd

Where does your drinking water come from? Natural historian Sidney Horenstein has been asking that question around New York City for decades. The ans...

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Clean Coal is a Dirty Lie

Steve Fleischli | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Environmental Policy, Clean Coal, Water Pollution, Water, Environment, Coal, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Green News
Steve Fleischli

Even if carbon capture and sequestration technology existed to remove these emissions, it still wouldn't make coal clean. From cradle to grave, coal is inherently filthy.

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Water Quality Regulation in California: A Day Late and a Dollar Short?

David S. Beckman | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Regional Water Quality Control Boards, State Water Resources Control Boards, Environment and Government, California, Water Pollution, Water Pollutants, Water, Clean Water Act, Nature, Clean Water, Environment, Environmentalism, Pollution, Green News
David S. Beckman

The core component of California's Clean Water Act is the issuance of permits -- basically, limitations on the discharge of pollution -- to dischargers of water pollution.

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