On Friday, Dec. 16th the Choose Clean Water Coalition learned that lobbying for proper environmental funding for fiscal year 2012 was approved! In this tough economic climate this is truly a victory for clean water! The Omnibus Appropriations Bill that Congress passed last night included language directing EPA to spend $2 million on the Chesapeake …
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Sep 09
Nutrient Trading Report: Sep 9, 2011
New study on pollution trading shares some (but not all) of our concerns about actual reductions in pollution. Read the analysis of nutrient credit trading programs in the Chesapeake Bay watershed conducted during the spring and summer months of 2011.
Apr 05
NGO Report on Nexus Between Shale Gas Impacts & Bay TMDL
Pennsylvania Energy Impacts Assessment The Nature Conservancy recently released an excellent report documenting the environmental impacts of Pennsylvania’s shale gas and wind power development. This report is the only one of its kind quantifying the breadth and severity of shale gas landscape impacts, while simultaneously drawing scientific links between those impacts and Pennsylvania’s obligations under …
Mar 18
Riverkeeper Update: 3/18/2011
Dear Friends and Stewards, This is your Director of Operations and Staff Attorney, Guy Alsentzer. I’ve spent the past 3 months working on new ways to strengthen SOLS’ and being brought up to speed by the Lower Susquehanna RIVERKEEPER® on the many environmental threats besetting our watershed. And boy is there work to be done! …
Jan 24
Riverkeeper Update: 1/24/2011
Howdy River Folks, and what a great New Year! First, I want to introduce SOLS’ new Operations Director, Guy Alsentzer. He’s going to take over some of the organizational work and some of the interaction with you, our Stewards, something that I know I don’t keep up as much as I should. Guy also happens …
Dec 01
Help Protect Your Local Waterways!
Interested in helping Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper® protect clean water and restore our waterways? Read this letter explaining the importance of designating impaired waters at law, and how you – a citizen – can help enforce environmental laws and protect and enhance the Susquehanna Watershed!
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