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

02/03/2010 – 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

01/20/2010 – 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'

01/15/2010 – 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

12/09/2009 – 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

12/09/2009 – 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

12/09/2009 – Lands targeted for NRCS pilot projects over the next four years program include 41 watersheds in 12 states within the overallMississippi Riverwatershed.

4 Years, 500 Lakes, and A Lot of Polluted Fish: New EPA Study

11/25/2009 – Results of sampling the tissue of fish caught in freshwater lakes throughout the US reveal widespread contamination by pollutants such as mercury and PCBs.

Report: 100s of Millions of Pounds of Toxics Dumped into US Waters

11/11/2009 – Advocacy group Environment America based its conclusions on 2007 US EPA Toxics Release Inventory data, while overcoming some of the errors and limitations embedded in TRI. 

Creek Daylighting: A Stormwater Management Trend

10/28/2009 – Strenuous local battles sometimes erupt over "daylighting" (freeing streams from culverts and paved channels), an increasingly popular method for state, county, and local governments to improve stormwater management and water quality.

Groups Pinpoint Threats to Selected Canadian and US Rivers

10/28/2009 – The widespread perception of water abundance in Canada is a myth, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund-Canada. See details for the 10 selected rivers, most of which cross political boundaries within Canada or between Canada and the United States.