by EarthDesk | Aug 2, 2013 | Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Law & Policy, Pollution
Calls climate issue economic as well as environmental. By Alvin Powell Editor’s Note: In our July 20 EarthDesk post about the appointment of Gina McCarthy to EPA Administrator, we said there would be “high expectations that she will be an effective...
by John Cronin | Jul 8, 2013 | Health, Law & Policy, Pollution, Water
The United States is not the only developed nation plagued by summertime beach closures, even after decades of laws requiring treatment of sewage. Hundreds of beaches in England do not not make the grade as well, according to The Guardian newspaper. On July 1,...
by fmarchese | Jun 16, 2013 | Ecology, General, Pollution
Dr. Francis Marchese is Professor of Computer Science at Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, and a Faculty Scholar with the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies. Find more information about Dr. Marchese...
by John Cronin | Jun 14, 2013 | Economics, General, Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology, Water
There is little disagreement about the dire condition of our aging water infrastructure. And there is just as little being done about it. “The current rate of replacement for aging collection and distribution systems nationwide is less than 1 percent for most...
by John Cronin | Jun 10, 2013 | General
I wondered when the fecklessness of the secrecy-obsessed Obama administration would manifest itself in the environmental arena. Enter Richard Windsor. Richard Windsor is former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, or at least he was her secret email alias. On June 4, the...