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...
by Guest Contributor | Oct 26, 2013 | Government, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
By Brett Walton Circle of Blue Editor’s note: Among the many things the outdated 1972 Clean Water Act did not anticipate is massive disposal of drugs into the nation’s waters. We include mandatory testing for pharmaceuticals in drinking water in our recent...
by John Cronin | Oct 23, 2013 | Government, Law & Policy, Pollution, 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...
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 John Cronin | Jul 19, 2013 | Climate Change, Corporate Responsibility, Energy, Law & Policy, Sustainability, Technology, Water
But it will not be averted by defining water as just another component of energy production. No matter where you live in the U.S. – desert or coast, city or farm – there is a better than 95% chance your electricity comes from water. How so, you might ask, if...