by John Cronin | Jul 13, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
In Tennessee, where typical daytime summer temperatures are locked in the high 80s and above, “about 176 river miles are posted due to bacterial contamination,” warns the state’s Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). Causes of the contamination are...
by John Cronin | Jul 11, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
53% of Samples Taken at Wheeling, WV Unsafe. 23% of samples taken from the Ohio River tested unsafe for swimming due to bacterial contamination according to analyses conducted by the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) at six sites spread over five...
by John Cronin | Jul 8, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
“Swimming advisories that have been in place for several years . . .will remain in effect” on the Kentucky River, Upper Cumberland River and Licking River “because of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria,” according to the State of Kentucky...
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...