by John Cronin | Jul 6, 2014 | EarthDesk Sunday, EPA's Invisible Beaches, General, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
Twenty-nine oceanfront warning signs in the Myrtle Beach area (below) are “a better system than media advisories because beach-goers have a constant reminder of the dangers of swimming,” according to the South Carolina Department of Health and...
by John Cronin | Jul 3, 2014 | Government, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
During 45 seconds of a 22-minute, June 25 speech about the environment before the League of Conservation Voters, President Obama spoke in surprisingly unsophisticated language regarding his water agenda: I’m going to stand with sportsmen and conservationists against...
by John Cronin | Jul 1, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Health, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
The quality of American waterways continues to worsen. According to the most recent data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: States have issued 223 new fish advisories, bringing the total advisories recognized by EPA to 4,821. Approximately 17.7...