Clean Waters

In the 1990s, a mutant crayfish capable of conquering and degrading aquatic systems emerged as a result of secret German experiments gone awry. The marmorkreb, aka the marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis), is a new destructive species that first appeared in aquariums in Germany. However, it was more likely the result …

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Tampa Bay area is known for its beautiful waterways. But what is not beautiful is the waste that ends up in these waters. Al Antolik is the director of Trash Free Waters, part of the Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful organization. Its mission is to keep …

JOB AD Federal Base Coordinator The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is looking for a Federal Core Coordinator within the EPR Department who will be based in our Washington, DC office. THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION Established in 1967, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest regional non-profit conservation organization dedicated to …

The courts have rendered several new and important decisions on environmental and administrative law in recent weeks. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc. v. EPAOn November 12, 2021, the DC Circuit ruled in a split decision that neither Section 202 …

Calling all lake associations, watershed groups, nonprofits, and local and tribal government units. The Michigan Clean Boats, Clean Waters program provides grants to support aquatic invasive species awareness efforts. This funding opportunity is available to organizations dedicated to educating boaters about aquatic invasive species and protecting Michigan’s waterways. Up to …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration took action Thursday to restore federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, overturning a Trump-era rule that was seen as one of the environmental setbacks characteristics of this administration. This is a regulation sometimes referred to as “United …

Hamiltonians assess damage after flooding Some families in Skagit County are returning home for the first time after severe flooding of the Skagit River. HAMILTON, Wash. – Some families in Skagit County are returning home for the first time after severe flooding of the Skagit River. Hamilton residents spent their …

In Denmark, a municipality spent over $ 150,000 a year cleaning up debris from beaches and then dumping it back into the water. Danmarks Radio posted a video on its website showing a bulldozer in the waters of Stillinge Beach in Slagelse, Denmark. It appears that the dozer blade lifts …

The Indian community of Fort Belknap, the Confederate Salish and Kootenai tribes, the Ksanka Elders Advisory Committee and a coalition of environmental groups have relaunched a legal effort to prevent Hecla Mining Company the operation of two gold and copper mines in northwestern Montana. Yesterday’s lawsuit represents the latest turning …

28 October 2021 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Washington, October 28, 2021 – Snohomish County Director Dave Somers today announced that he has made the Salmon Safe Puget Sound Pledge for Snohomish County. Salmon populations and the killer whales that depend on them face a continuing decline in Puget Sound. The Salmon Safe …