by John Cronin | Aug 1, 2014 | General, Government, Pollution, Water
[countup date=1985/01/01-00:00:00] [timer] since the Federal Clean Water Act’s 1985 goal to eliminate the discharge of pollutants [/countup]
by John Cronin | Sep 25, 2013 | Government, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
America’s waterbodies are imperiled as never before. The words are not mine. That is how former EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson described the state of the nation’s waters in a January 12, 2010 memo to EPA staff. Today, our waters are still “imperiled as never...
by EarthDesk | Aug 24, 2013 | Health, Pollution
When millions of children are living in neighborhoods where the soil is toxic, and their rivers are polluted, and their air quality is so poor that asthma is epidemic, we still have work to do. — Cory Booker, Mayor, Newark, NJ
by John Cronin | Apr 22, 2013 | General, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
In 1969, Gaylord Nelson proposed the creation of an Earth Day. He was a United States Senator. It is hard to picture an elected federal official announcing that bold an initiative today. No, it is impossible. But so compelling was his proposal, it prompted President...