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Comments on Definition of “Waters of the United States”
On behalf of the undersigned 187 organizations and our millions of members and supporters across the country, we oppose the Trump administration’s attempt to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule and urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw this proposed repeal.
New England Currents | Spring-Summer 2018
In This Issue: Big Victory at Lowe's Hardware | Moms Speak Out | Zero Waste Boston Update | Fighting Fracking from PA to MA | Massachusetts Youth Advisory Board | Welcome Marisol, Vick, Laura, and Blake | Biomass Victory in Rhode Island | In Memoriam: Dave Gerraughty | Fighting for a Sustainable Water Plan in Connecticut | 2018 Connecticut Energy Bill Update | Connecticut Youth Lobby Day
Putting Drinking Water First to Address Nutrient Pollution
Nutrient pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus runoff is one of the most pervasive water quality problems in the U.S., and there's increasing concern about its impact on drinking water.
Carbon Capture and Release
Injecting captured carbon underground to produce more oil is promoted as a climate mitigation policy. This 2018 report exposes these oversight failures and challenges the assertion that federal subsidies for carbon used in enhanced oil recovery could ever be considered an effective climate mitigation policy.
Factsheet | Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2-EOR)
As a known threat to drinking water sources, enhanced oil recovery is regulated by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control program. Our research has found this program to be inadequate in protecting groundwater, relying on outdated rules, and insufficient data collection and staffing levels to ensure safety.