Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I read a weird news item about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill today. Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is “considering partnering with the Department of Corrections to train prisoners to help clean birds that may be impacted by...
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
This is my what’s-up-with-water-on-Earth-Day post. Alas, it is a few days late, but every day is Earth Day, right? Truthfully, every day is a day with too much on the to-do list, and this one slipped. Anyhoo, please forgive the...
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , The Media and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
When I was applying to law schools, I remember writing that I wanted to become a lawyer, rather than a scientist, because that’s where the action was – lawyers would actually make environmental policy. This was ridiculously small-minded of me,...
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy
President Obama put forward his proposed budget yesterday, which provides a rare opportunity to look at how the whole federal government is organized and what priorities our leaders see for investments. On the whole, I think those of us who...
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Most summers, my family rents a house near Little Sebago Lake in Maine for a week. It’s a fantastic escape from the daily grind – we kayak, we swim, we go tubing, we fish, and I get out and go...
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy
On Wednesday the House of Representatives passed a jobs bill that will dedicate $2 billion for “ready-to-go” drinking water and wastewater projects -- projects that will employ engineers, construction workers, plumbers, architects, maintenance workers, and more. The House also targeted...
Posted by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably
Almost every day, I bike to work. On the bike path, I get a close-up view of the Potomac River, which makes up the boundary between Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Though it has improved dramatically since the Clean Water Act...
