The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants your ideas on how to make the nation a better, healthier place to live. EPA Conversations is a new web site which provides a place for discussion …
EPA Drops Lawsuit Against Range Resources for Polluting Water with Fracking
The EPA announced Friday it would be dropping a lawsuit against Range Resources. Range Resources has been accused by Parker County, Texas homeowners of polluting their well water with hydraulic …
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Before the Clean Water Act: 1970s Photos from the EPA
The current mood in Congress has put the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the crosshairs. Several people in Congress and the Republican presidential candidates have stated that they would …
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The Week in Water: Dec 10-16
The Week in Water brings you a roundup of interesting developments to make blue living easier. Turning Cattails into Fuel - Lake Winnipeg is so polluted that it can't be used for drinking water. …
EPA Investigating Effect of Fracking on Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the effect of fracking drinking water. Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a technique used by oil and gas drilling companies to …
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Turkish Farmers Learn to Cut Water Use Up to 50%
About 72% of total water use in Turkey is for agriculture. This 72% is important when the country's largest city, Istanbul, can be out of running water for days at a time in the summer. "We have to …
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