The Delaware Riverkeeper Network is skeptical that redesignating the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as a national park will limit development as proposed. In…
Sports-Betting Companies Pushing “Colorado Water Wins”
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Close to a year after…
Vigo Parks Board OKs funds for water line work, approves changes to camping policies
Mar. 23—The Vigo County Parks and Recreation Board on Monday approved up to $152,237 for installation of new water lines in Fowler and Prairie Creek…
Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom
This Aug. 21, 2019 image shows Lake Powell near Page, Arizona. A plan by Utah could open the door to the state pursuing an expensive…
Inside One Texas City’s Struggle to Keep Power and Water Running
Denton is a midsize Texas city north of Dallas. This week, it became a microcosm of the cascading crises that has beset the state: electricity…
Unique maps show what lies beneath the water in the Milwaukee harbor
Newswise — MILWAUKEE _ Four years in the making, a unique set of maps that show what lies under the water’s surface in the Milwaukee…
Chippewa River Water Trail gets national designation | Front Page
EAU CLAIRE — Already beloved by tubers, kayakers and fishermen, the 4.2-mile stretch of the Chippewa River that runs through the heart of Eau Claire…
Protecting the Clean Water Act is more important than ever
This month in 1972, President Nixon vetoed the bipartisan Clean Water Act, deeming it “budget-wrecking.” A day later, however, Sen. Edmund Muskie (D-Maine) led the…
Folsom Lake CA speed limit down to 5 mph for low water levels
A 5 mph speed limit will go into effect Thursday on Folsom Lake as water levels drop, leaving most of the boat ramps dry and…
Water park may lead Bonneted bat to extinction, activists say
A recent acoustic monitoring survey of the endangered Florida bonneted bat showed that these flying mammals love to hang out at Zoo Miami’s parking lot,…
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KC Schulberg, Special to The News-Press Published 6:00 a.m. ET Oct. 16, 2020 KC Schulberg (Photo: Special to The News-Press) It’s boom time again in Southwest…
Clean Water Act rewrite may leave popular lakes vulnerable to pollution
Wilmington, N.C. – Nearly 50 years ago, a power company received permission from North Carolina to build a reservoir by damming a creek near the…
Here’s how to stay safe in the water, according to a former lifeguard
According to the CDC, an average of 3,536 people unintentionally drown every year — that’s roughly ten per day. As a former lifeguard, swim and…