Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
As many of my colleagues are describing today, NRDC and a host of partner groups in the environmental, conservation, and public health community have created a document, called "Transition to Green," which lays out a detailed set of policies that we...
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Reviving the World's Oceans , U.S. Law and Policy
A new report released today by NRDC brings together recent information about a widespread pollution problem in the Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico and calls attention to a legal controversy that has made it more difficult to protect resources...
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,...
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...
