Posted by Keren Murphy in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment
Instead of my normal morning bike commute, this morning I made the cold rain-filled walk to the Rayburn House Office Building for an early hearing. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing called "The Clean Water Act after...
Posted by Keren Murphy in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
After reading some of the headlines this morning I felt like I had a serious case of déjà vu. All the major news outlets were reporting Exxon Mobil pleads guilty to violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Approximately 85 birds,...
Posted by Keren Murphy in Curbing Pollution
The neighborhood I call home is only a few short blocks from the Anacostia River---a river plagued by pollution from stormwater and sewage overflow. You see, every time it rains metals, bacteria, sediments, and nutrients deposited on highways are discharged...
