Groups sue EPA, want tougher ship discharge rules
Environmentalists sued the federal government Monday over new rules that critics say do too little to prevent cargo ships from dumping invasive species into the nation's waterways.
Chesapeake Bay left up a creek
Failure of cleanup efforts has left America's largest estuary still nearly 'dead.' Why? Since 1972, the Clean Water Act has helped restore many of America's waters, allowing fish and humans to swim safely in them. But the largest estuary in the US, the Chesapeake Bay, remains in trouble and little changed. The problem? More than two decades of efforts have fallen foul to complexity, size, and lack of political will.
Group Set to Sue Over Clean Water Act
The Center for Biological Diversity said it was prepared to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to use the Clean Water Act to respond to the threat of ocean acidification as the oceans absorb an estimated 22 million tons of carbon dioxide from the 80 million tons emitted each day by human activities.
New York City beaches are back
In the sultry New York summer of 1988, Rick Astley and INXS ruled the airwaves, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was the hit movie, and New York City beaches were awash in filth.
Group says water is cleaner in NY’s Hudson River
Is it safe to swim in the Hudson River and other waters around New York City?
Court Steps Into Utilities Case
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an environmental case in which utility companies want to revive an industry-friendly regulation put in place by the Bush administration.
Reclaiming New York’s Blighted Waters
From his 30-foot wooden skiff, Andy Willner points out a sailboat headed north through the narrow tidal strait. A double-crested cormorant flies above, its sleek black form unmistakable on the powder blue sky. A grassy mountain rises behind the sailboat, stretching for miles. In a few hours, low tide will bring snowy egrets, glossy ibis and great blue herons by the score.
Protecting All Waters
Half of the waters in the United States are at risk of pollution or destructive development because of a wrongheaded Supreme Court decision in 2006. The decision narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act, weakened the law’s safeguards and thoroughly confused the federal agencies responsible for enforcing it.
EPA: City water is clean
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he usually toasts with red wine, but he switched to tap water yesterday, when the federal government announced the city won’t need to filter its drinking water from the Catskills and the Delaware Valley for at least the next 10 years.