We are Not All Going to Die from Climate Change. But It Will Be Unjust for All That Do.
The climate is changing. That simple fact really shouldn’t be subject to dispute. Something else that probably shouldn’t be subject to dispute: We are not all...
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Is Your City Preparing for the Impacts of Climate Change on its Water Resources?
As conservation planners in Oregon like to say, there’s a slow-moving tsunami headed our way. In some cities, this could come in the form of rising seas that...
House Votes to Roll Back Clean Water Act
I n a 239 to 184 vote, t he U.S. House of Representatives voted today to roll back key provisions of the federal Clean Water Act by passing H.R. 2018 ,...
House Committee Launches Most Significant Attack on the Clean Water Act in at Least 15 Years
Not satisfied with merely trying to undo the Clean Air Act, the House of Representatives has now decided to attack the federal Clean Water Act with the...
Viewing Humanity as the Beginning of an Era, not the End of One
When I was in high school, I learned in science class to view life on earth in relation to a clock. I was taught that if we looked at all of the time that has...
Message to EPA: Time to Modernize America's Power Plants -- Cooling Systems Included
Last night, EPA announced a 413-page proposed rule for cooling water intake structures at U.S. power plants. However, instead of moving toward modernizing...