Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Yesterday I blogged about the issue of how well-suited the Clean Water Act is today, forty or so years after it was enacted, to address modern water pollution problems—namely polluted runoff. Today I want to highlight the solutions that exist...
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably
This week, the LA Times reported on the welcome plan to create a new park by narrowing Grand Avenue in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The story does a good job of describing how the project will make...
Posted by David Beckman in Living Sustainably
Recently, Jessica Wall joined NRDC's Santa Monica office as a Program Assistant with the Water Program after working as a policy intern with San Diego Coastkeeper, where she analyzed the effectiveness and compliance with Water Supply Assessments under California Senate...
Posted by David Beckman in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
The good news is that in June, water use in Los Angeles fell to a 32 year low for the time of year, a remarkable savings considering the steady population growth the region has seen over that period. The bad...
Posted by David Beckman in Living Sustainably
The Los Angeles Daily News recently reported that 5.28 percent of the water handled by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) never gets delivered to homes or businesses because it leaks out of old or poorly maintained...
