One day after spurning environmentalists by expanding U.S. offshore oil and gas drilling, President Obama delighted activists by taking tough new steps to restrict the pollution of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining in Appalachian states.
Restaurants Join in Clean Water Project
Next week, waitstaff at restaurants across the country will invite patrons to donate a dollar for their tap water to help UNICEF provide clean water to children across the globe.
Waterborne illness remains the second
Salmonella Suit Filed Against Alamosa
A lawsuit was filed yesterday on behalf of 40 individuals who fell ill with severe gastrointestinal symptoms in March 2008 after drinking from a public water system. The suit was filed by Marler Clark, the
Court Rulings Endanger Clean Water
According to reports from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York Times, the drinking water of about 117 million Americans could be subjected to widespread pollution.
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that
Drilling Could Threaten Drinking Water
Since 2008, natural gas drilling crews have been flocking to Marcellus Shale, a large rock bed that lies about 6,000 feet beneath New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. Geologists say it could be the
USDA to Invest in Water Quality Projects
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week that rural areas in 19 states will receive $116.9 million in water and environmental project loans and grants through The American Recovery and Reinvestment
Alamosa Salmonella Came From Animals
Animal waste contaminated one of Alamosa’s concrete in-ground water storage tanks that had several holes and cracks, causing last year’s deadly Salmonella outbreak in the Colorado town according to a new report.
Colorado’s Department of
Cargill Pays Fine Over Water Quality
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. was fined $200,000 and ordered to pay $250 special assessment to a victim of crime fund after violating its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit in Colorado.
Cargill’s meat processing plant
No E. coli Found, but OK Water Unsafe
The private water wells around Locust Grove are not safe to drink, but an exhaustive study by the State of Oklahoma failed to find any of the deadly E. coli O111.
That was the strain