As President Donald Trump prepared to give his third State of the Union Address Tuesday night, nine conservation groups considered the state of the nation’s environment. Their consensus? “Donald Trump has been the worst president for our environment in history,” the groups wrote in a statement released Tuesday. No matter what we hear during #SOTU […]
American Rivers By Sharlene Leurig The costs of rebuilding our nation’s water infrastructure are jaw dropping: estimates range from $300 billion to $1 trillion needed over the next 30 years. Add in the cost to develop new water supplies, treatment plants and transmission systems to accommodate growth—$20 billion for new reservoirs and pipelines in North […]
Potomac Riverkeeper A coalition of organizations representing environmental, historical and community interests filed an appeal Feb. 21 in Berkeley County Circuit Court challenging a permit to allow quarrying on North Mountain, the visual backdrop of historic Gerrardstown and a crucial source of water for Mill Creek. After carefully reviewing the Surface Mine Board’s final ruling […]
International Rivers Vale—the world’s largest iron-ore mining company and part owner of the Belo Monte Dam—is up to win the Public Eye Award, given annually to the corporation with the most dismal record in the world in terms of social and environmental responsibility. Vale owns a 9 percent stake in the consortium that is building […]
Natural Resources Defense Council By Amy Mall Used with permission of NRDC – Switchboard With the void of federal protection from toxic oil and gas waste, states can and should create better rules. As I mentioned in a recent blog post, a new West Virginia law takes one tiny step in that direction. From now […]
Stefanie Penn Spear This Thanksgiving, the grassroots environmental movement had many reasons to be thankful. November brought many victories including the delays on the Keystone XL pipeline and fracking the Delaware River Basin. But perhaps what’s most exciting to celebrate is the growing collaboration and current momentum of the environmental movement. I’ve been working at […]