Category Archives: Waste Discharge Pollution

Oil, Mining and Gas (OMG) Water Pollution

Clean Water Network’s next regional caucus, “Oil, Mining and Gas (OMG) Water Pollution in the Lower Mississippi River Basin,” is right around the corner!  This caucus is scheduled for September 15-16, 2010, and will take place in Little Rock, Arkansas, … Continue reading

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Tell Senate EPW to Support Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff!

Tell Senate EPW to Support Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff! Senator Cardin has just introduced the Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff (STOPS Runoff) bill, S.3602. This bill creates a standard to control stormwater pollution for all federally funded … Continue reading

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Meds wind up in tap water despite drug disposal regulations

Christina Jewett, California Watch July, 2010 The federal government has a patchwork of laws attempting to deal with the problem of pharmaceutical drugs showing up in city tap water across the nation. Senator Herb Kohl, D-Wis., highlighted the issue during … Continue reading

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Meds wind up in tap water despite drug disposal regulations

California Watch—7/1/10 By Christina Jewett The federal government has a patchwork of laws attempting to deal with the problem of pharmaceutical drugs showing up in city tap water across the nation. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., highlighted the issue during a … Continue reading

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Breast Cancer Cells Regulate Multiple Genes in Response to Estrogen-Like Compounds

ScienceDaily (July 20, 2010) — Cancer researchers have discovered a previously unknown type of gene regulation and DNA behavior in breast cancer cells that may lead to better insight about environmental exposure to estrogen-like compounds. A new study, published in … Continue reading

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Tell Your Senators to Support Green Infrastructure!

Tell Your Senators to Support Green Infrastructure! Last week Senators Udall (D-NM) and Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010 (S. 3561) the Senate companion to H.R. 4202 introduced by Representative Edwards (D-MD) last year. … Continue reading

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Water quality and dairies. Hearing July 20

Water quality and dairies. Hearing July 20. http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/northcoast/water_issues/programs/dairies/ Stephen

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Best Family Winery Hearing June 8, 2:10 pm

There is a public file at Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department (PRMD) 2550 Ventura Ave. Santa Rosa- in the county complex buildings. All of the reports, letters, etc. are there. A report by Dr. Bob Curry, hydrologist, was … Continue reading

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Tips for protecting our drinking water

To All, Here is important information for protecting our water sources into the future. –Larry Tips for protecting our drinking water Sacramento Bee-3/22/10 By Andy Mead Whether your drinking water comes from a spring, a well, a river or a … Continue reading

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Clean Water Network Support Letter for Green Infrastructure–H.R. 4202

Clean Water Network Support Letter for Green Infrastructure–H.R. 4202 March 26th, 2010 Brought to you by Clean Water Network,the largest national coalition in the country working to protect ALL of the waters of the U.S., including the nation’s Great Waters, … Continue reading

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