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- Florida Everglades
FAQ - Answers to questions including: What is the Everglades? What types of environmental threats does the region face? What's being done today to save the Everglades?
- Missing Protection
Polluting the Mississippi River Basin's Small Streams and Wetlands
Report - Our nation's rivers, streams, and small bodies of water -- which have long been protected by the Clean Water Act -- are now in danger because of a series of misguided court decisions. Recent interpretations of the law suggest that many waters historically protected from pollution can now be polluted or destroyed without a permitting process to limit the environmental impact of discharges into the waters. This October 2008 issue paper discusses the particular danger of this change in interpretation in relation to the problem of nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River Basin.
- Cape May to Montauk: A Coastal Protection Report Card
Report - The Atlantic coastlines of New York and New Jersey are imperiled today by widespread pollution and unchecked coastal development. This December 2002 NRDC study grades 169 localities and a half-dozen state and federal agencies for their effectiveness at controlling pollution and managing coastal sprawl.
- Nature along New York and New Jersey's Atlantic Coastlines
Photo Album - New York and New Jersey's Atlantic coastal lands and waters -- the most densely populated area in the United States -- is also home to a vital, varied and unique community of plants, birds, mammals, fish and many other creatures. See what's wild in the neighborhood with this month-by-month guide.
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Water on Switchboard
NRDC experts write about water efficiency, green infrastructure and climate on the NRDC blog.
Recent Water Posts
- California's Co-Equal Goals for the Delta
- posted by Doug Obegi, 11/12/09
- California Takes a Big Step Forward in Improving Water Efficiency
- posted by Doug Obegi, 11/11/09
- EPA unveils new federal strategy for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay
- posted by Nancy Stoner, 11/9/09
Related NRDC Press Releases
- 11/4/2009
- Historic Water Reform Package Passes California Legislature
- 10/2/2009
- San Joaquin River Reborn
- 9/11/2009
- EPA Puts Brakes On Mountaintop Removal Mining
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