Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Clean Water Losses – State and Federal Protections Declining
Amy Trice, Lapham Conservation Fellow
November 21, 2011 | Water Pollution, Floods & Floodplains, Water Supply
Rivers provide drinking water for two-thirds of all Americans and yet Congress is trying to rollback protections and funding for keeping these very waters clean. Meanwhile, a recent report shows that state protections do not fill this gap.
Read more »How We Manage and Recover from Flooding
October 12, 2011 | Floods & FloodplainsWe are always interested in seeing stories about how local communities are recovering from floods. The first farmer featured in the video link below describes how his Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program helped him recover from flooding this September in New York.
Read more »Fracking in a Floodplain
September 9, 2011 | Fracking, Water Pollution, Floods & FloodplainsRecent storms have led to massive flooding in many areas of the northeast. Interactions between natural gas well sites and floods could cause concern in shale gas regions.
Read more »Extreme Weather and Climate Change?
September 9, 2011 | Floods & Floodplains, Climate Change, Water PollutionEarlier this week, Climate Communication, released a new report “Current Extreme Weather and Climate Change,” which found that many types of extreme events are occurring more frequently, and the ties to human-induced climate change are clear.
Read more »Hurricane Irene Underscores Need For Better Preparation
August 29, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Floods & Floodplains, Stormwater & SewageOver the past week Mother Nature has done a fine job of reminding those of us on the East Coast that she’s the one that’s really in charge. Between the earthquake that shocked us all, and Hurricane Irene still wreaking havoc as it moves up the east coast, we’re reminded that as much as we plan and prepare, natural disasters will still occur.
Read more »Small grant programs mean a lot to local communities
August 16, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Floods & Floodplains, Wild and Scenic RiversWith the state of the economy leading every newscast and talk of a “super committee” in Congress that will slash federal spending, it is to lose sight of all of the good things happening around us and positive impact many state and federal programs still have on local communities. Earlier this summer we announced, along with our partners at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center, over $860,000 in grants that will improve river health, restore fisheries, improve public safety and reduce flood risks.
Read more »Clean Water and Livable Communities: New Report Shows How Communities Support Clean Water and Redevelopment
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
August 2, 2011 | Water Pollution, Climate Change, Floods & Floodplains
Where would you rather live – community A in vibrant, thriving area but one that is hot and floods every time it rains, or community B in a vibrant, thriving area that is cooled by trees and green roofs where pocket gardens and green streets soak up water to help reduce local floods and sewer overflows?
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