In our last post, we made brief mention of watershed management planning in the context of our discussion of the potentially harmful effects of blue-green algae. As we noted, watershed planning can be a way for those adversely impacted by toxic blue-green algae to...
Month: February 2016
Testing shows significant number of streams in SE states have algae toxins
According to a recent study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, a certain type of algae may be producing toxic byproducts in as much as 39 percent of the 75 streams tested in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. The research supports...
Current legislative proposals could impact clean water availability in Georgia
In our last post, we spoke a bit about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, the consequences of which have not entirely played out. In view of the events in Flint, there is greater awareness of the threat of water contamination and the reality that governments do not...
Flint water crisis a reminder of the need to protect one’s rights in environmental crises
Drinking water is something most Americans more or less take for granted most of the time. Most people have access to drinking water that is relatively free from contaminants, until some sort of crisis occurs. Georgia readers may have heard about the hubbub in Flint...
Federal coal ash disposal requirements require ongoing compliance efforts
In our last post, we spoke briefly about the criticism from elected officials and citizens in Wayne County directed against a coal ash waste disposal plan. As we mentioned, companies which produce coal ash waste are required to abide by state and federal rules and...