NOAA Is Soliciting Public Comment on Aquaculture Policy

April 14, 2010–Six public listening sessions in April and May will provide input for the agency's draft national policy on marine aquaculture products.

Maryland Legislature Threatens Law Clinic For Defending Chesapeake Bay

April 7, 2010–In the face of public outrage (and press coverage), the legislature partially backed down — but kept a requirement that the law clinic report to the legislature on whom it represented.

Private Water Wells Commonly Contaminated in Canada

March 31, 2010–A University of Alberta researcher publishes his findings online March 15, 2010, in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Senate Trio's Climate Bill Said To Hide Info on Fracking Poisons

March 24, 2010–A March 23, 2010, Greenwire article reports that the draft Kerry-Lieberman-Graham climate bill may include language to keep potentially toxic ingredients from gas drilling secret from the public whose health may be harmed by them.

Feb. 16 Briefing Helps Prep for Release of New US Ocean Policy

February 3, 2010–RSVP by 4:00 p.m. February 12, 2010, to learn about the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force's proposed marine spatial planning framework for coordinating many ocean and coastal activities by multiple agencies and actors.

EPA Reports on Lake Conditions Nationwide

January 20, 2010–More than 4 of every 10 US lakes are in only fair or poor condition, according to EPA's first national assessment using consistent criteria.

'Letting the Cards Talk'

January 15, 2010–Seasoned journalist Susan Feathers plays the hand of a grand jury report — 10 years later. An excerpt from the current SEJournal, Winter 2009-10.

Construction Water Pollution: New EPA Rule

December 9, 2009–Stormwater runoff from construction sites is a significant source of soil and sediment runoff. The new rule addresses building construction, as well as heavy and civil engineering construction

Industrial Chemical Found in Many Waters and Lands

December 9, 2009–The synthetic compound dinitrotoluene, contaminating military sites, industrial settings, and other areas, is used primarily to make polyurethane products found in goods such as bedding and furniture, as well as in explosives, ammunition, dyes, and air bags.

USDA Offers Farmers $$ To Cut Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff

December 9, 2009–Lands targeted for NRCS pilot projects over the next four years program include 41 watersheds in 12 states within the overallMississippi Riverwatershed.