by John Cronin | Jul 15, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
At present, 12% of Iowa’s swimming beaches have elevated levels of E. coli bacteria, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Beach Monitoring Progam (locations in yellow below). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not include Iowa...
by Guest Contributor | Mar 1, 2014 | Climate Change, Energy, Government, Law & Policy
By Bobby Magill Climate Central EarthDesk welcomes Bobby Magill, a senior science writer for Climate Central who focuses on energy and climate change. This post appeared on Climate Central on February 27, 2014. More on Bobby at the conclusion. Explosion at the Con Ed...
by John Cronin | Jan 31, 2014 | Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology, Water
All water is local. For that reason, we do not see the hundreds of headlines about shortages, contamination and related issues that are daily spread across news sites such as The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, Ohio, the Times News of Twins Falls Idaho, the Cape Coral...