Water Pollution
March 1, 2010--Manure becomes pollutant as its volume grows unmanageable (Washington Post)
Animal manure, a byproduct as old as agriculture, has become an unlikely modern pollution problem, scientists and environmentalists say.
March 1, 2010--Rulings restrict Clean Water Act, foiling E.P.A. (New York Times)
Thousands of the nation’s largest water polluters are outside the Clean Water Act’s reach because the Supreme Court has left uncertain which waterways are protected by that law, according to interviews with regulators.
February 3, 2010--States struggling with EPA rules (USA Today)
States are slashing funds for environmental programs, threatening their ability to meet federal standards for clean air and water. All but two states, Montana and North Dakota, have made significant cuts to initiatives ranging from toxic waste cleanup to sewage treatment, says Steve Brown, executive director for Environmental Council of the States, which unites state agencies.
December 11, 2009--Pollution crimes cost Greek shipper $2.7 million, ships barred from USA (Environmental News Service)
Polembros Shipping Ltd., a Greek ship management company, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2.7 million criminal fine for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws, and making false statements during a U.S. Coast Guard investigation of the cargo ship M/V Theotokos.
Study Finds Water Pollution Originates at Home
New research from the University of California, Davis, found that pesticides and fertilizers from homes are a major and overlooked source of water pollution. According to the study, previous estimates may have underestimated water pollution from homes by up to 50 percent.
August 21, 2009--Colorado Springs fined in Fountain Creek case (Pueblo Chieftain)
A judge Thursday ordered Colorado Springs to pay a $35,500 penalty to
the federal government for discharging pollutants from its sewage
system into Fountain Creek. The penalty was the only sanction in
a long-awaited decision in a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought in 2005
against the city for violating the federal Clean Water Act. Senior
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August 21, 2009--Water pollution starts at home (USA Today)
Pesticides and fertilizers from homes are a major and overlooked source of water pollution, according to new research
from the University of California, Davis. Previous estimates may have
underestimated water pollution from homes by up to 50%, the study
says.
August 15, 2009--Cleanup estimate for Summit mine soars (Denver Post)
The Pennsylvania Mine just north of Keystone is blamed for high levels of pollution in Peru Creek.
August 10, 2009--Sewage breeds bigger, faster mosquitos (Environmental News Network)
A new study, presented at the meeting of the Ecolog
