water pollution

Plastic Summer

Keep Calm; Summer Is Here!  Summer usually marks the arrival of more family activities. Since children are off from school many take advantage of this time to go on vacation. … Read more

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A Bold Plan to Protect and Restore the Ohio River Basin

The Ohio River runs 981 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, supplying drinking water to over five million people, providing habitat for fish and wildlife, and serving as the … Read more

Water flows downhill through large rocks. Dark greenery surrounds the river bank.

We Need WOTUS

This blog is the fifth in a six-part series. Here are the first, second, third, and fourth parts. Waters of the United States (WOTUS) are bodies of water protected by … Read more

Why Water?

This blog is the fourth in a six-part series. Here are the first, second, third, and fifth parts. Water is essential to continuing to foster a healthy, safe, and productive … Read more

A small turtle surrounded by water takes in some sun atop a clump of grass and mud.

Continuing Sackett v. EPA into 2023 and the Potential Impact on Environmental Justice

This blog is the third in a six-part series. Here are the first, second, fourth, and fifth parts. Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency challenges both the authority and the integrity … Read more

Mine-scarred Land and Orange Rivers–a Story of Land Degradation and Reclamation in Pennsylvania

Over 5,000 abandoned underground mines dot the landscape in Pennsylvania. And although these underground channels are near invisible from the surface, there is one identifying factor you can’t miss. Bright … Read more

Sackett property

The Saga Continues: The Sacketts, the Lawsuit, and the Clean Water Act

This blog is the first in a six-part series. Here are the second, third, fourth, and fifth parts. In 2004 an Idaho couple, Chantell and Mike Sackett, purchased a plot … Read more

Chemicals of Emerging Concern in the Great Lakes: The Imperative for Additional Action

The Great Lakes play a critical role in providing drinking water, transportation, recreation, and livelihoods for the millions of people in the Great Lakes basin. Yet, the health of the … Read more

Bridge over Flint Rivr

Hey Flint! How Are You?

It’s been 7 years since the city of Flint gained national attention for its water crisis. Since then several cities around the country have identified their own issues with safe, … Read more

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Community Science: Training the Next Generation to Protect our Water

It’s been 7 years since the nation first learned about the Flint Water Crisis. In April of 2014 the city of Flint, under emergency management by the state of Michigan, … Read more