Has EPA Given Up on Clean Water?
A meaningful plan is unlikely during the remaining years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Most revealing about the national water strategy announced by recently appointed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is its contrast with her “reputation as a straight shooter,” the...
Cold War at the Top of the World
USA, Russia or Greenpeace — Who’s the Sanest? You Decide Editor’s Note: Since we last posted about the Russian arrest of the Arctic 30, there has been small progress to obtain their freedom. All have been charged with piracy and have been informed...
It’s Not Called the Cleaner Water Act
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...
Home Rule vs. Fracking: Can Your Local Government Have Final Say?
By Tom Wilber Editor’s Note: The question of whether Article IX of the New York State Constitution, the enumerated “Bill of rights for local government,” empowers locales to stop fracking is now before the state’s highest court. “New York...
Letter from Isanjandugu, Part Two
By Chinyere Ojini Editor’s Note: Much has been written about the best way to assist developing communities in desperate need of clean water. Biggest is not always best. Even massive infusions of dollars — from developed-nation to developing-nation —...
Environmental Policy Clinic Students at Work.
Preparing oyster shells for tagging at the Billion Oyster Project, Governor's Island.
With New York State Senator Terrence Murphy (center) in Albany to discuss state policy regarding mistreatment of elephants in circuses.
Investigating turtle mortality on a Putnam County highway in Cold Spring, NY with county legislator Barbara Scuccimarra (L.).
Learning the fundamentals of aquaculture at the New York Harbor School.
Demonstrating against the use of elephants in circuses, Hanneford Circus, White Plains, NY.
Crafting oyster regulation policy with Debbie Mans, NY-NJ Baykeeper, Pace, NYC. (L.).
Ready to dig into wood chip pile to feed campus composter, Pace, Pleasantville.
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