New Rules for Fracking on Public Lands Fall Short
This blog post is co-authored with Matthew McFeeley. The Obama administration's Bureau of Land Management (a division of the Department of the Interior) today...
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Time to Roll up our Sleeves and Tackle Toxic Mercury Use in Small-Scale Gold Mining
[Artisanal Miners in Medellin, Colombia/photo credit: Marcello Veiga] The last decade has witnessed a boom in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)...
Federal fracking rules imminent--clean water, wild places must trump oil & gas industry interests
In late February, U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell said that publication of the Bureau of Land Management's new rules for fracking on the nation's...
New Yorkers Call for Clean Water, Demand an End to Filthy Waterways Whenever it Rains
New York City residents gathered yesterday to speak up for clean water. They came to a hearing room downtown, with a 27th-floor view of Manhattan's concrete...
California sets strong public health goal for toxic rocket-fuel chemical in drinking water
There is good news for public health in California today: the state is tackling rocket-fuel chemicals in drinking water. Today's action sets an updated and...
California moves forward to limit toxic perchlorate contamination - EPA still overdue
California is taking a big leap forward on the path to making the tap water of its residents safer than ever by setting a new public health goal (PHG) for...