by Bethany A. Ordonez | Feb 7, 2018 | Law & Policy, Water
As of this writing, Day Zero, — the day the water supply of Capetown, South Africa will run out — is set for May 11. The plight of this city of 4 million is a cautionary tale, littered with missed opportunities and unheeded warnings that every 21st century city and town should take to heart.
by John Cronin | Nov 20, 2017 | Law & Policy, Sustainability, Technology, Water
There is no comprehensive plan for repair and replacement of America’s water infrastructure — the more than one million miles of pipe that deliver the nation’s drinking water and 1.3 million miles of pipe that take away domestic wastes
by John Cronin | Mar 13, 2015 | Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
The route of oil trains that transport volatile Bakken crude along the Hudson River is often described as running “adjacent” or “past” the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In fact, it runs under the military campus through a tunnel above...
by John Cronin | Feb 20, 2015 | Ecology, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
Overnight, the fireball of the West Virginia oil train derailment alongside the Kanawha River gave fresh credence to year-old demands by Hudson River environmentalists for greater controls over the “virtual pipeline” of crude oil traveling by freight rail...