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Use the sun to purify your water in 3 easy steps...
1. Use a bottle of clear PET plastic not glass and fill with water placing it onto metal facing the sun.
2. DO NOT disturb or move bottles while they sit in the sun it is important that they are…
Some interesting facts...
A friend of mine posted a Twitter post about how 1 cow requires 1500 gallons of water. That is a lot of water. An interesting idea to save water...eat less beef. However when I was writing this book,…
EPA Releases Draft WaterSense Specification for Showerheads
On September 24, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a draft WaterSense specification for showerheads for public comment. Once this specification is finalized, consumers will be…
EPA Releases List of Priority Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration
EPA has released its third list of drinking water contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and may require regulation. EPA will continue to evaluate and collect…
EPA Expects to Revise Rules for Wastewater Discharges from Power Plants
Discharges from power plants can have major adverse effects on water quality and wildlife.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from…
Video Contest Winners Inspire Stewardship for the Nation’s Waters
The two winners of EPA’s first-ever water quality video contest made videos that will help educate the public about water pollution and give simple steps that people and communities can take to…
Announcement of the New State Allotment Percentages for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program for Fiscal Years 2010 through 2013
EPA is announcing the revised Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) allotments that will be provided to the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, American Indian…
EPA's WaterSense Program Revises Draft Specification for Single Family New Homes The WaterSense program has refined its draft labeling specification for single-family new homes (initially released in May 2008). The revised draft specification addresses efficient plumbing fixtures, hot water delivery systems, appliances, landscape design and irrigation.
The revised specification will ensure that future WaterSense labeled homes still use 20% less water than similar new homes, while reducing the burden and cost to the builders. The modifications to…
New Water Quality Standards Academy "Human Health Module" Online
The Water Quality Standards Academy Online (WQSA Online) has posted its first Basic Course Supplemental Topics Module, Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria. The new online module introduces…
EPA Budget Aims to Create Jobs, Protect Human Health and the Environment
On May 7, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson released EPA’s fiscal year 2010 budget blueprint. This $10.5 billion budget takes significant
strides to ensure that our air, land, and water are safe and…
Ocean Survey Vessel Bold 2008 Annual Report
EPA released the Ocean Survey Vessel Bold 2008 Annual Report on April 27, 2009. In 2008, the OSV Bold supported over 35 scientific surveys throughout a wide variety of geographic areas of the U.S.,…
PROTECTING AND RESTORING FORESTS
http://www.earthpolicy.org/Books/Seg/PB3ch08_ss2.htm
Lester R. Brown
Protecting the earth’s nearly 4 billion hectares of remaining forests and replanting those already lost are both essential for…
APRIL 17 and 18, 2009"On Thin Ice", a one-hour special on PBS
Seventy-five percent of the world's fresh water is stored in glaciers, but scientists predict climate change will cause some of the world's largest glaciers to completely melt by 2030. This will…
2009 State of the World Forum: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Based largely around “Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization,” this Forum may turn out to be one of the most important events any of us will have the opportunity to attend. We are in momentous…
New Climate Change and Water E-Newsletter
New Climate Change and Water E-Newsletter
The EPA National Water Program has created a new electronic newsletter or “listserve” covering news and information related to water programs and climate…
EPA Releases “Watershed Central” Web Site and a "Watershed Wiki”
EPA Releases “Watershed Central” Web Site and a "Watershed Wiki”
EPA recently posted a new Web site called "Watershed Central" to help watershed organizations and others find key information they…
2009 National Beach Conference
The 2009 National Beach Conference will be held April 20-22 in Huntington Beach, California. This 3-day conference, “Riding the Wave of Emerging Science,” is sponsored by EPA's Office of Water and…
Video Contest to Educate the Public about Water Quality
Video Contest to Educate the Public about Water Quality
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds (OWOW) is sponsoring a video contest to engage the…
EPA Issues Guidance for Water Funds Under the Recovery Act
EPA Issues Guidance for Water Funds Under the Recovery Act
On March 2, EPA issued guidance on the award of Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund Capitalization Grants under the…
New Guide Available: Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas
The Climate Ready Estuaries program has finalized a technical report entitled Synthesis of Adaptation Options for Coastal Areas. This guide provides an overview of adaptation options available to…