The Trump administration today ordered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to prioritize water use in California for fire fighting. The move follows a tweet from Donald Trump blaming a lack of water for ongoing fires, despite repeated declarations from fire experts in the region that they have all the water needed to fight the blaze.
Washington, DC -- Today, the EPA’s Office of the Inspector General released its findings that the Agency must strengthen its oversight of state drinking water programs. The report comes as Flint, MI residents are still without clean, safe drinking water after failures on the state and federal level.
Oakland, CA—Sierra magazine’s July/August edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. This issue is a celebration of America’s rivers—from those running through urbanscapes to the most wild and scenic.
Migrant tent city sites have poisoned water.
Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion affirming that a West Virginia coal mine violated the Clean Water Act when it discharged toxic pollution into nearby waterways.