by John Cronin | Apr 1, 2018 | Government, Law & Policy
Pruitt and Zinke will follow the same ignominious ext as the environment team Pres. Reagan promised to keep.
by Jeff Turrentine - OnEarth, NRDC | Nov 1, 2017 | Government, Law & Policy
“Muzzling scientists, scrubbing websites, attacking journalists: all in a shameful day’s work for our bought-and-paid-for EPA administrator. It’s time to stop him,” writes Jeff Turrentine, culture and politics columnist for onEarth, the digital publication of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
by John Cronin | Jul 17, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
Controversy erupted in Sioux Falls, South Dakota yesterday when the East Dakota Water Development District proposed warning signs that would advise swimmers, paddlers and other recreational users about excessive bacterial pollution of the Big Sioux River. Sioux Falls...
by John Cronin | Jul 15, 2014 | EPA's Invisible Beaches, Law & Policy, Pollution, Recreation, Water
At present, 12% of Iowa’s swimming beaches have elevated levels of E. coli bacteria, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Beach Monitoring Progam (locations in yellow below). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not include Iowa...
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...