WASHINGTON, DC, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – To address the water crisis in California, the Obama administration today released a coordinated interim action plan that involves six federal agencies. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, December 22, 2009 (ENS) – A collection of stormwater success stories on a new U.S. EPA website are intended to inform and educate stakeholders about the benefits […]
WASHINGTON, DC, December 18, 2009 (ENS) – The condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States is rated as good and the remaining 44 percent are […]
SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 15, 2009 (ENS) – To improve water quality in the San Joaquin River, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with California’s Port […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, December 11, 2009 (ENS) – The Department of the Interior will undertake an experimental initiative to improve the management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado […]
WASHINGTON, DC, December 10, 2009 (ENS) – A new technical guide to help federal agencies minimize the impact of federal development projects on nearby water bodies was issued Wednesday […]
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – A federal grand jury in Greensboro returned an indictment today charging a poultry processor and a plant manager with multiple violations […]
OLYMPIA, Washington, November 30, 2009 (ENS) – Governor Chris Gregoire and the Washington state Department of Ecology have approved clean water projects in Olympia, Spokane, and Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood worth […]
MADISON, Wisconsin, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – A move by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to set standards for a carcinogenic explosive in groundwater is being applauded by rural […]
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – The Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, is raising the elevation of four of its dams to help reduce the risk of flooding in the […]
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Three environmental groups are appealing a permit just issued by the state of Tennessee that allows the Tennessee Valley Authority, to discharge mercury, […]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2009 (ENS) – Concerns about toxics discharged from an unlined coal ash waste dump in suburban Washington, DC have prompted four environmental groups to give formal […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, November 19, 2009 (ENS) – Recognizing the need to conserve water and increase protection for South Florida’s water resources, the South Florida Water Management District Governing […]
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 18, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane […]
AKRON, Ohio, November 13, 2009 (ENS) – The City of Akron, Ohio, has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer system to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows that have […]
SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 13, 2009 (ENS) – The Center for Biological Diversity today filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to protect two […]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 13, 2009 (ENS) – The Obama administration says “expanded action and increased accountability by the federal government” are the focus of a draft strategy for restoring […]
FRESNO, California, November 10, 2009 (ENS) – California Governor Schwarzenegger went to the Friant Dam near Fresno Monday to sign the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act […]
ATLANTA, Georgia, November 9, 2009 (ENS) – Two related home building companies based in Atlanta have agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the […]
BOSTON, Massachusetts, November 9, 2009 (ENS) – As part of the Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, the Patrick administration has awarded $750,266 in grants to […]
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