Posted by Jon Devine
This week brought news that the Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone,” an area of water with very low oxygen that forms each year, was the second biggest on record. That’s not good news for the critters of the Gulf, which find...continued→
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Recently, I've been thinking a lot about "The Lorax," Dr. Seuss's brilliant and unbelievably forward-thinking book about ecology, pollution, greed, and (ultimately) redemption. You see, my 8-year-old is in his school production of a musical based on the book and,...continued→
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution
Today, the Clean Water Act turns 35 years old. How 'bout a round of song?Happy Birthday to you/Happy Birthday to you/Happy Birthday Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972/Happy Birthday to you! (For extra measure, my kids would chime in...continued→
Posted by Jon Devine in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
When I was a kid, even though I lived only a couple of miles from the ocean, the most important water body I could imagine was The River. Hardly even a stream, The River was located beyond The Pit in...continued→
