EPA Issues New Recreational Water Quality Criteria Recommendations–Does It Go Far Enough?
Twenty-six years ago the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last issued ambient recreational water quality criteria (RWQC) recommendations to recreational waters. On Monday, EPA announced, pursuant to a 2000 Federal Court Order and in compliance with…
Now Is The Time
As cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Sandy continues in the Caribbean and the Northeastern United States, so begins the reflections. These reflections undoubtedly range from horrific to thankful, and to angered and confused. Others are beginning…
BP Guilty Plea: Vindication or Drop in the Ocean?
Four billion dollars. That is the total of the criminal fines the Department of Justice has assessed against BP for its criminal actions associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, the worst environmental disaster in US…
What’s In The Water?
I’ve previously written about sewers and the potential environmental justice implications that extreme weather might pose in New York City. Again, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, I feel like I am seeing weather that I…
The Inequality of Disaster Relief
At 10 a.m. on Friday, a few friends and I headed to Occupy Sandy Clinton Hill’s hub to volunteer with relief efforts from Hurricane Sandy. The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew bustled with volunteers…
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