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- Honoring a Water Warrior in Southern California (January 11, 2012)
- Report: Cities Nationwide Using Green Techniques to Stop Water Pollution - EPA Should Take Note (November 16, 2011)
- Proven, Cost-Effective Solutions that Can Help Communities Reduce Flood Damage (September 30, 2011)
- Americans Towns and Cities Facing Water-Related Impacts of Climate Change (August 30, 2011)
- EPA Tells It Like It Is on HR 2018--the Dirty Water Bill (June 23, 2011)
- Time to Stop Attacks on the Clean Water Act and Protect Americans' Top Environmental Priority (June 21, 2011)
- Solutions for Shrinking the Dead Zone in the Aftermath of the Great Flood of 2011 (May 24, 2011)
- EPA Steps Up Its Support for Green Infrastructure as Weapon against Polluted Stormwater (May 6, 2011)
- Though No Dirty Water Riders Passed, New Budget Slashes Funding for Water Protection (April 19, 2011)
- Test identifies potent toxin in Los Angeles fish die-off (March 14, 2011)
- Massive Fish Kill Raises Questions in Los Angeles (March 8, 2011)
- GOP Budget Takes Aim at The Environmental Issue Country Thinks Is Most Important (February 17, 2011)
- Cities Worry about Polluted Snow, But Routinely Let Dirty Rain Flow into Beaches (February 10, 2011)
- Senator Turns Polluted Beach Vacation into a Bill to Identify What's Dirtying the Water (February 3, 2011)
- NRDC Expert Wins Award for Innovative Ways to Use Water More Efficiently (December 14, 2010)
- No Need to Get Water from the Moon: We Can Use It More Efficiently Right Here (November 2, 2010)
- Rainwater Runoff Adds More Pollution to SF Bay than Central Valley Drainage (October 8, 2010)
- See for Yourself How Solutions for Dirty Stormwater Work (August 20, 2010)
- NRDC's New Beach Report: How Clean Is Your Favorite Swimming Spot? (July 28, 2010)
- Disaster in the Gulf: tracking oil washing ashore on beaches (July 12, 2010)
- A River Runs Through It (July 8, 2010)
- Does EPA mean business when it comes to cleaning up urban waters? (June 16, 2010)
- Earth Day Water Solutions Can Create More Livable Communities (April 22, 2010)
- Earth Day 2010: A simple clean water recipe for EPA (April 21, 2010)
- Smart Water at Home, More Water Abroad (March 16, 2010)
- LA Neighborhood Solves Many Problems with a Little Less Pavement (January 8, 2010)
- Dispatch from Israel: Smart Nations Are Investing Heavily in Water-Saving Innovations (November 19, 2009)
- Traveling to Tel Aviv: A Look at Israel's Leadership in Water Recycling (November 16, 2009)
- Water Conservation and Awareness Efforts Flood Universities (October 9, 2009)
- Atlanta's Flood: Changing What the Rain Falls On (October 5, 2009)
- If Your State Isn't Keeping Your Water Safe, You Can Do Something About It (September 15, 2009)
- What Does California Water Conservation Have to Do with Swedish Furniture? (September 3, 2009)
- Lake Tahoe, Clean Water BMPs, and My Summer Vacation (August 26, 2009)
- Low Impact Development Will Help California and the Arid West Retain Rainfall (August 11, 2009)
- Wasting LA’s Water During a Drought (April 28, 2009)
- Water in California: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Drops (February 12, 2009)
- Water Quality Regulation in California: A Day Late and a Dollar Short? (January 29, 2009)
- "License to Kill" Southern California's Waterways (January 8, 2009)
- Fix The Sewer, Grow The Economy (December 9, 2008)
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