Janis Petzel, MD Fifty years ago, the movie Jaws came out, making great white sharks the nightmare of beach goers. But, organisms too small to see with the naked eye are much more dangerous to people. They cause beach closures, … Continue reading →
Jessie Haas Nutrient:a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life. Pollution: the presence in or introduction into the environment that has harmful or poisonous effects. Nutrient Pollution—a contradiction in terms? NOAA defines nutrient pollution as … Continue reading →
Jessie Haas Every year the National Ground Water Association (NGWA, https://www.ngwa.org/) promotes Groundwater Awareness Week National Groundwater Awareness Week . This past year it was held March 9-15, and it is a safe bet that many of us were not … Continue reading →
Jessie Haas Many of us are old enough to remember when canoeing on the Connecticut River (or many other waterways in the Northeast) posed a health hazard. Swimming was unthinkable. The waters were turbid and ran the color of whatever … Continue reading →
An Interview with Maya K. van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment, The People’s Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment coming out November 1, 2022. She is founder of Green Amendments for the Generations, the Delaware Riverkeeper and Leader … Continue reading →
by Coty Perry As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem, but it’s not clear that government intervention is the solution. Indeed, it might be one of the main drivers of … Continue reading →
H.466, a new bill that will help Vermont protect its surface waters, passed second reading in the Vermont Senate today. Its recent passage in both the Vermont House and the Senate represents a significant step toward thoughtful climate-resilient protections for … Continue reading →
George Harvey – Originally posted at Green Energy Times Yes, I meant “a million.” It was not hyperbole. Every day, I search the news for articles on energy and climate change. I gather news items, with links to the original … Continue reading →
Projects Include Rural Water Infrastructure for 2733 Rural Residents and Businesses Across New Hampshire and Vermont WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2020 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $891 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure … Continue reading →
This is a reminder about today’s public hearing about a new proposal from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) to regulate only a small subset of PFAS chemicals in our drinking water, rather than the thousands of chemicals that fall within … Continue reading →