July 30, 2019
Stories tagged "clean water"
July 12, 2019
This is an excerpt of an Op/Ed that was first published in The Washington Post. It is reprinted with their permission. Monica Medina, an adjunct professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, is an independent consultant and co-founder and...
June 26, 2019
Trump Administration Continues to Undermine U.S. Climate Progress
In a series of actions over the last two weeks, the Trump Administration continues to reverse U.S. government rules and programs that had been contributing to U.S. progress on the climate crisis. In addition to the rule they proposed that benefits coal power plants...May 20, 2019
The New Environmental Federalism: States Taking the Lead for Better or Worse
A vacuum at the federal level is leaving lots of room for state governments to lead on environmental issues, but with widely varying impacts. The Washington Post’s Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis argue that many states are imposing much stricter laws and...May 8, 2019
New data shows 610 sites in 43 states contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of chemicals that are linked to cancer and other illnesses and we’ve written numerous times about the extent of their contamination of drinking water in the U.S. (even at military bases) and the EPA’s...April 30, 2019
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s South Bend Sewer Fixes Made Cheaper by IOT
Yesterday the President and the Democrats agreed to work on a plan to spend $2 Trillion on badly needed green (and other) infrastructure projects. We know that if it were ever to happen, there would be more worthwhile projects than money to pay for them. Currently,...April 29, 2019
Dems Insist on Dealing With Climate Change In Infrastructure Package
The Democratic leaders of Congress are expected to meet with President Trump today to talk about infrastructure legislation and will make clear that no infrastructure spending bill will move through Congress without significant funding for climate change resilience,...March 29, 2019
Interview of the week: Monica and Miro close out Women’s History Month
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month, we thought it would be fun to help you get to know us by interviewing each other about our experiences as women in the environmental world, why we started ODP, and what keeps us going. We hope you enjoy!...March 28, 2019
Drinking Water Woes Spread
The midwestern floods are responsible for a new threat to drinking water supplies, according to the Associated Press the flooding could contaminate more than 1 million private water wells. The National Ground Water Association, a trade group for the industry that...March 7, 2019