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Sewage Contamination and Beach Closings
October 19th 2010
New Report Examines $ 1 Billion Green Infrastructure Investment from Recovery Act
A new report by American Rivers documents how the nation’s demand for green infrastructure—projects that restore nature’s ability to absorb and purify water— is higher than ever. The new report—“Putting Green to Work: Economic Recovery Investments for Clean and Reliable … Continue reading
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May 14th 2010
Congress Considers Opening the Spigot for Safe Drinking Water
The Great Lakes serve up drinking water for 40 million people, but the region’s infrastructure is old and in need of improvement. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that the Great Lakes need about $75 billion to fix our … Continue reading
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October 6th 2009
IJC meeting to focus on sewage overflows and other water quality problems affecting the Great Lakes
Fish on pharmaceuticals, alien invaders and poo in the Great Lakes will be on the agenda Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 7-8) when the International Joint Commission hold its biennial meeting in Windsor, Ontario. The commission, which mediates Great Lakes and … Continue reading
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June 3rd 2009
Good Vibrations
Good vibrations are rolling across Capitol Hill as the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee prepares to take up the reauthorization of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 tomorrow. HOW and the NRDC are collecting signatures … Continue reading
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October 8th 2008
Caution: Great Lakes may be Hazardous to Your Health
With her dying breath, Nancy Nichols sister asked her to write a book telling the world that her rare ovarian cancer was the result of years of living near, swimming in and eating fish from Waukegan Harbor on Lake Michigan. … Continue reading
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New Report Examines $ 1 Billion Green Infrastructure Investment from Recovery Act
A new report by American Rivers documents how the nation’s demand for green infrastructure—projects that restore nature’s ability to absorb and purify water— is higher than ever. The new report—“Putting Green to Work: Economic Recovery Investments for Clean and Reliable … Continue reading
No comment
Congress Considers Opening the Spigot for Safe Drinking Water
The Great Lakes serve up drinking water for 40 million people, but the region’s infrastructure is old and in need of improvement. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that the Great Lakes need about $75 billion to fix our … Continue reading
No comment
IJC meeting to focus on sewage overflows and other water quality problems affecting the Great Lakes
Fish on pharmaceuticals, alien invaders and poo in the Great Lakes will be on the agenda Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 7-8) when the International Joint Commission hold its biennial meeting in Windsor, Ontario. The commission, which mediates Great Lakes and … Continue reading
No comment
Good Vibrations
Good vibrations are rolling across Capitol Hill as the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee prepares to take up the reauthorization of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 tomorrow. HOW and the NRDC are collecting signatures … Continue reading
No comment
Caution: Great Lakes may be Hazardous to Your Health
With her dying breath, Nancy Nichols sister asked her to write a book telling the world that her rare ovarian cancer was the result of years of living near, swimming in and eating fish from Waukegan Harbor on Lake Michigan. … Continue reading
No comment