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Monday, 30 April 2012 18:21 |
By Sara Gosman – National Wildlife Federation – April 27, 2012Approximately one million gallons of diluted bitumen, a heavy crude oil, spilled into a wetland that feeds Talmadge Creek, and from there into the Kalamazoo River. The spill affected wetlands, farmlands, residential areas, and businesses, raising health concerns and leading to evacuations and warnings about swimming, fishing, and drinking water. By August 5th, the spill had contaminated 30 miles of the Kalamazoo River but had stopped well short of Lake Michigan. The cause of the rupture is not yet known. In 2011, Enbridge estimated that the cleanup costs would be at least $725 million. For full story, click here. For full report, click here.
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 19:45 |
By Rachel Swick Mavity – Cape Gazette – April 18, 2012Forty years after the Clean Water Act offered protection for wetlands, Delaware continues to lose them at an increasing rate. Nontidal wetlands disappear primarily because of housing developments and agriculture. Delaware has no management program to protect nontidal wetlands, instead leaving their protection and delineation to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For full story, click here.
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 17:57 |
Florida Sportsman Newswire – April 2, 2012Ducks Unlimited is applauding the efforts of a bipartisan group of senators who this week released S. 2282, legislation that would reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2017. Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK) introduced the bill last night along with Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA), and five other co-sponsors signed on: Sens. Thad Cochran (MS), Tim Johnson (SD), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Mary Landrieu (LA) and David Vitter (LA). For full story, click here.
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Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:00 |
By James Gerken – The Huffington Post – April 28, 2012 – VIDEO
Experts predict that the effects of climate change may have the greatest impact on low-lying, and often developing nations, but countries like the United States are not immune. The low-lying city of Norfolk, Virginia, located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, is not only susceptible to sea level rise, but is already experiencing it. Norfolk's longtime mayor, Paul Fraim, told PBS' Climate Desk that "There's no question that the problem's getting worse." For full story and video, click here. |
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 18:02 |
MarketWatch – April 3, 2012Overwhelming Majorities Agree Coast Vital to Future and Can Be Saved
Eighty-six percent of Louisiana voters say they want their legislators to approve the state's 2012 Coastal Master Plan, according to a new poll released today. The plan lays out a 50-year vision for protecting and restoring the coast, including increased hurricane risk reduction for coastal communities and reconnecting the Mississippi River with disappearing coastal wetlands. Overwhelming majorities of the voters surveyed in the poll believe the state's coastal areas and wetlands are important to the state's future and express optimism that the coast can be restored, despite decades of decline. For full press release, click here.
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 17:54 |
By Dennis Lien – TwinCities – April 3, 2012Minnesota's wetland protections would be weakened appreciably if environmental and natural resources bills moving through the Legislature become law, according to the heads of several environmental groups and state agencies. The purported rollbacks are part of bills facing imminent Senate and House floor votes, with Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, and Rep. Denny McNamara, R-Hastings, the chief bill sponsors. For full story, click here.
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