Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Clean Water Financing Gets a Boost on the Hill
Stacey Detwiler, Associate, Conservation & Government Relations
August 6, 2012 | Water Pollution, Water Supply
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the state of funding for water infrastructure over the past few years, you may have noticed a general trend. Like most federal funding these days, programs that provide critical funds for water infrastructure have been steadily cut.
Read more »Extreme Drought And Its Challenges To The US's Clean Water Supply
Jenny Hoffner, Senior Director, Water Supply
August 3, 2012 | Water Pollution, Climate Change, Water Supply
This summer we have seen and felt the impacts of one of the worst droughts in the last 50 years. As of late June, over 55% of the country was experiencing moderate to extreme drought. The map to the right illustrates the drought’s far-reaching impacts; and while the most extreme effects are being felt in middle of the country, regions typically associated with “wet weather” like the Great Lakes, Southeast and Northeast regions are also feeling the heat.
Read more »Keeping the Delaware Free
William Robert (Bob) Irvin, President
July 29, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking
The Delaware River has captivated me for almost my entire life. It has always felt old and atmospheric, yet a river alive, romantic and beautiful. The river just has so much presence – it feels like a spiritual being.
Read more »Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River
July 27, 2012 | Water Pollution, National River CleanupThe rain didn’t discourage the crowd of 85 volunteers from Cox Media Group Ohio, Manheim Cincinnati, and University of Dayton on the river last week. For the third year in a row, the Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River was a success in removing litter and debris from the river that flows through downtown Dayton, Ohio.
Read more »Keeping Cool With Green Infrastructure
Stacey Detwiler, Associate, Conservation & Government Relations
July 23, 2012 | Water Pollution
We’re officially into summer here in Washington, DC with temperatures consistently hitting the 90s (and even the 100s!). Particularly in urban areas, the large number of hard surfaces like parking lots and rooftops can be 50-90°F hotter than the surrounding air, causing higher temperatures compared to more rural areas. This is often referred to as the urban heat island effect which can considerably amplify the impact of heat waves.
Read more »Greening Milwaukee
William Robert (Bob) Irvin, President
July 19, 2012 | Water Pollution
I've spent the past two days at a Freshwater Forum convened by The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, on the western shore of Lake Michigan outside Racine, Wisconsin. Wingspread is the home designed for the Johnson family in the 1930's by Frank Lloyd Wright. It provides an inspiring setting for this meeting of leaders from conservation, agriculture, utilities, health, government, foundations, and academia to look at how to meet our nation's needs for clean water in the 21st century.
Read more »40 Years after Clean Water Act, Our Waterways Still Need Watchdogs and Stewards
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
July 16, 2012 | Water Pollution
In early 2012, Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced “America’s Great Outdoors Rivers Initiative,” an effort to protect and restore America’s rivers for people and wildlife and to support jobs in tourism and outdoor recreation. This is good news, because rivers— and oceans— are our lifeblood and need ongoing care.
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