by Amy Mathews Amos
Consumers imagine that slathering up with antibacterial soap makes them safer. But maybe not: antimicrobial products kill beneficial bacteria, pollute waterways and may actually help cause disease. The best, most cost-efficient solution: good old soap and water.
Archive for the ‘Freshwater’ Category
by Sharon Guynup
A conclusive EPA study directly links natural gas fracking to a poisoned drinking water aquifer, but still Congress refuses to regulate the gas industry. Why? Money: Congress is owned by the industry.
by David Lillard
Though Washington seems uninterested in protecting the environment, a new survey says U.S. newspaper readers are very concerned about clean water, public health and climate change.
by Erica Gies
Texas and the West saw severe drought in 2011. Unfortunately, the climate change forecast includes more drought, with severe negative impacts to energy, water, and other infrastructure.
by Sharon Guynup
The U.S. House just passed the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which could return environmental regulation to 1890s standards – when corporations polluted water with impunity.
by Erica Gies
Aging dams are seeing increased pressure from extreme precipitation due to climate change. New infrastructure adaptations are needed now, or those dams could fail catastrophically in future.
by Glenn Scherer
Local communities across America are banning fracking in response to federal and state failures to regulate the polluting natural gas drilling process.
by Sharon Guynup
: “Roughly one-third of our lakes, wetlands and estuaries are polluted,” writes journalist Sharon Guynup, and “315 contaminants have been found in U.S. drinking water, including lead, chromium, pesticides and rocket fuel.” Despite this, the GOP has launched an unprecedented attack on the Clean Water Act and other U.S. water protections, threatening ecosystems and endangering public health.
by Erica Gies
America’s aging water infrastructure is heading fast toward a catastrophic and costly collapse. A cheap answer rethinks the problem: transform stormwater from waste into resource by storing it for reuse via porous pavements, green roofs and rain gardens.
by David Lillard
Hydraulic fracking is harming the U.S. environment and public health. Even U.S. Energy Secretary Ken Salazar is worried that fracking could kill the industry if Congress doesn’t regulate its excesses.
