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EPA webinar on “How’s My Waterway? and other water-quality apps"

Posted Tue, 2012/11/20 - 4:39pm by RCAP

Join EPA for a free Watershed Academy webinar entitled “How’s My Waterway? and Other Water Quality Apps”on Nov. 28,  2012 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST.  These new apps have great potential to let users quickly learn about waterways anywhere.

Businesses see increased water risk but boardrooms slow to act

Posted Tue, 2012/10/23 - 3:04pm by RCAP

LONDON AND NEW YORK (CDP) -- There is a sharp rise in company reports of detrimental impacts from drought and other water-related issues yet little change in the number of companies with board-level oversight of water strategies and no increase in the number of corporations providing transparent water-related risk assessments to investors.

Circle of Blue: Paul Ryan: A Great Lakes Lawmaker Not Terribly Interested in Water Quality

Posted Wed, 2012/09/26 - 9:02am by RCAP

In mid-August, when Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) as his running mate, Circle of Blue took at look at his voting record on water issues.

The article begins:

"The newly announced Republican running mate of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has a voting record that tilts heavily toward favoring development and reducing federal investment over environmental conservation and improving water quality."