EDF statement from Will McDow, Director, Resilient Landscapes

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What would you do, if your doctor told you that you had only several more years to get your cancer under control — or watch your disease become virtually untreatable? I’m pretty sure I’d pay attention. And if a doctor told me that about my...

A river runs through Plaquemines Parish, but it’s not just any river. It’s one of the largest in the world – the Mighty Mississippi. The river and its distributaries built Plaquemines Parish over the last 1,000 years, depositing sediment and building thousands of acres of highly productive wetlands. Levees, built along the river for navigation and flood protection, have helped communities in the parish to flourish but have also nearly completely cut off the river from the delta it once ...

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A river runs through Plaquemines Parish, but it’s not just any river. It’s one of the largest in the world – the Mighty Mississippi. The river and its distributaries built Plaquemines Parish over the last 1,000 years, depositing sediment and building thousands of acres of highly productive wetlands. Levees, built along the river for navigation and flood protection, have helped communities in the parish to flourish but have also nearly completely cut off the river from the delta it once ...

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Today’s actions mark a major milestone toward finalizing a seven-year, seven-state agreement to create a more sustainable water system in the Colorado River Basin.

America's most vulnerable wildlife is in jeopardy--because Congress is considering reducing the protections provided by the Endangered Species Act. Regional.

America's most vulnerable wildlife is in jeopardy--because Congress is considering reducing the protections provided by the Endangered Species Act. Regional.

America's most vulnerable wildlife is in jeopardy--because Congress is considering reducing the protections provided by the Endangered Species Act. Regional.

America's most vulnerable wildlife is in jeopardy--because Congress is considering reducing the protections provided by the Endangered Species Act. Regional.

Lindsay McCormick, is a Project Manager. Tom Neltner, J.D., is the Chemicals Policy Director. Developing inventories to document and share what water utilities know – and do not know – about lead service lines (LSLs) with the public is a difficult, but critical, step in creating an effective LSL replacement program. States can play an […]

Lindsay McCormick, is a Project Manager. Tom Neltner, J.D., is the Chemicals Policy Director. Developing inventories to document and share what water utilities know – and do not know – about lead service lines (LSLs) with the public is a difficult, but critical, step in creating an effective LSL replacement program. States can play an […]

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Tomorrow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a special meeting to update the public about what the agency has learned since launching an examination into our nation’s current practices for handling wastewater from the oil and gas industry. This research endeavor comes at a very salient time. The volume of wastewater generated by […]

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Tomorrow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a special meeting to update the public about what the agency has learned since launching an examination into our nation’s current practices for handling wastewater from the oil and gas industry. This research endeavor comes at a very salient time. The volume of wastewater generated by […]

Tomorrow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a special meeting to update the public about what the agency has learned since launching an examination into our nation’s current practices for handling wastewater from the oil and gas industry. This research endeavor comes at a very salient time. The volume of wastewater generated by […]

Tomorrow, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a special meeting to update the public about what the agency has learned since launching an examination into our nation’s current practices for handling wastewater from the oil and gas industry. This research endeavor comes at a very salient time. The volume of wastewater generated by […]

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