Water
Monday, March 18, 2024
Action to save remaining Illinois wetlands gains steam
The Supreme Court's decision in 2023 to roll back the Clean Water Act has meant less federal oversight in protecting the country's wetlands. …
Monday, March 18, 2024
NM ambassadors travel east to advocate for West's Gila River
New Mexico has one of the nation's last "wild" rivers, free of human-made structures and community representatives will be back in the nation's …
Fukushima remembrance event highlights local concerns in Michigan
Bringing together Michigan tribes and environmental advocates, an upcoming event marks a commemoration of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster…
California emissions credits clash with SD CAFO concerns
New forms of renewable energy are emerging within the agricultural sector but a California initiative, which has connections to states like South …
A California regulation with big Midwest consequences
Family farm advocates in Missouri are concerned a regulation on the other side of the country could have unintended effects on rural Missourians…
How can California solve its water woes? By flooding its best farmland
By Jake Bittle for Grist.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Grist-Public News Service Collaboration Th…
Farm group calls on changes to USDA environmental funding
A farm advocacy group says large corporate agriculture producers are getting federal environmental safeguard funds that were intended for smaller oper…
Invasive Species Week sheds light on ID landscape impact
It is National Invasive Species Awareness Week, and plants and critters not native to the Northwest are wreaking havoc on some landscapes, including …
NY lawmakers demand EPA dredge Hudson River again
New York lawmakers are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to keep dredging the Hudson River. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., sent a …
PA students gain hands-on experience in watershed conservation
It is almost time for some Pennsylvania students to get out of the classroom and into a canoe. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Pennsylvania Rivers …
PAWC rate hike proposal would affect 770,000 PA households
If Pennsylvania American Water gets its latest rate hike, more than 770,000 water and wastewater customers in 37 counties would be affected. For now…
Poll: AZ voters show strong preference for conservation efforts
Voters from Arizona and across the West say a public official's position on conservation will be an important factor when deciding who to support in t…