Drinking Water Supply – What affects our water?
The recent oil pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas last month had residents worried about their drinking water quality. And rightly so. Oil spills are just one of many threats to public…
Cleaning Up Los Angeles’s Shores
Last week, we talked briefly about the Clean Water Act of 1972 and the regulating effect on discharges into America's waterways. Storm water has become a primary source of pollution…
History of the Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act (CWA) as we know it has a longer history than you might think. The first version of the CWA was passed in 1948 under President Truman.…