To grow up in the American West in the 20th century was to swing between inferiority and hubris. Our history books taught us that all great and elevated events happened back east. We should go there someday and study the monuments. At the same time, there was a sense — an understanding, as it turned… >> Read More
I don’t think anyone would claim Texas’ beaches are the best in the world, but turns out they might contain something grosser than some crusty seaweed and dead jellyfish. According to an annual report from Environment Texas Research and Policy Center, 55 out of 61 Texas beaches tested in 2020 exceeded a federal safety threshold… >> Read More
LOWELL – More good news may be on the way for Greater Lowell and other Merrimack Valley towns impacted by combined sewer overflows and other water and wastewater infrastructure challenges. Key provisions from U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s Stop Sewage Overflows Act — bipartisan legislation she introduced earlier this year in collaboration with Illinois Republican U.S…. >> Read More
LOWELL – More good news may be on the way for Greater Lowell and other Merrimack Valley towns impacted by combined sewer overflows and other water and wastewater infrastructure challenges. Key provisions from U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s Stop Sewage Overflows Act — bipartisan legislation she introduced earlier this year in collaboration with Illinois Republican U.S…. >> Read More
Growing up in Southampton, Bryan McGowin spent his summers swimming in a beautiful local pond. Now in his 40s, McGowin won’t let his kids into the water. “If you drink that now, you will get sick,” said McGowin. Across the New York coastal community better known as the Hamptons, residents face perilously declining water quality,… >> Read More