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Environment News tagged with streams

Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our Streams ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, water, waste, streams, lakes, protection, toxins, habitat, nature, wildlife, humans )

Cher
- 150 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
On June 22, 2009, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Water Act permits a mining company to pump hundreds of thousands of gallons per day of toxic wastewater slurry into an Alaskan lake, killing its fish and aquatic life.
17 comments
60% of U.S. Stream Miles Risk Losing Critical Protections ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, streams, protection, habitat, nature, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 228 days ago - change.org
In 1972, Congress passed the historic Clean Water Act, which cleaned our nation's waters and ensured federal protection for more than three decades.
11 comments
Succeed Where the Bush Administration Failed: Protect Streams From Hazardous Mining Waste ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, protection, mining waste, streams, nature, habitat, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 232 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
The Obama administration has taken an important first step towards undoing a destructive 11th hour rulemaking by the Bush administration. However, vacating the Bush administration's change to the "Stream Buffer Zone" rule will only help the environment
12 comments
EPA Says It Could Block Mountaintop Coal Mining Permits
Environment  (tags: coal, mining, mountaintop, stripmining, pollution, water, streams, lakes, environment, wildlife, humans, habitat, destruction, ecosystems, conservation, animals )

Tom
- 274 days ago - sciam.com
The EPA voiced concerns about the controversial mining practice and said it could veto hundreds of permits issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers if the mines would permanently impair water quality by fouling valley streams.
14 comments
Sign Petition: Court Ruling Threatens Appalachia's Ecosystem!
Environment  (tags: obama, government, Appalachia, mountains, strip mining, pollution, streams, forests, wildlife, floods, poison, water )

Tom
- 290 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
On February 13 federal judges said the Clean Water Act won't protect Appalachian streams from strip mining permits in this ancient mountain range. These permits will destroy 432 valleys and 213 miles of streams in Kentucky and West Virginia alone!
36 comments
Tell Congress: You Won't Stand for Polluted Water. PETITION Please. All Can Sign TY.
Environment  (tags: Clean water, pollution, rivers, streams, protection, minning waste )

Jocelyn
- 499 days ago - action.earthjustice.org
It's time for Congress to stand up for what's right and put a stop to the devastation of our rivers, streams and headwaters. Sign this petition to support the Clean Water Protection Act, which would protect our waters from being filled with millions of
34 comments
Fertilizer Runoff Overwhelms Streams and Rivers--Creating Vast "Dead Zones"
Environment  (tags: nitrogen, fertilizer, dead zones, rivers, streams, oceans, water, nature, conservation, environment, destruction, ecosystems, habitat, habitatdestruction, pollution )

John
- 649 days ago - sciam.com
The nation's waterways are brimming with excess nitrogen from fertilizer--and plans to boost biofuel production threaten to aggravate an already serious situation.
6 comments
Our Water Is at Risk! A PETITION TO SIGN PLEASE Until 21st January.
Environment  (tags: water, protection, polluted, wetlands, streams )

Jocelyn
- 706 days ago - action.earthjustice.org
For over thirty years, the Clean Water Act has provided essential safeguards to all waters. However, two muddied U.S. Supreme Court decisions and an organized attack by industry polluters and developers are threatening protections for 20 million acres
14 comments
Help Protect Ohio's Fragile Wetlands and Streams. PLEASE Sign the Petition. Thanks.
Environment  (tags: endangered, wetlands, streams, protection, environment )

Jocelyn
- 740 days ago - ga1.org
Wetlands are precious resources that act as nature's kidneys to filter and protect our drinking water. They are sponges which absorb damaging flood waters and slowly release them. Wetlands and streams provide recreation, educational opportunities, and
9 comments
Tell the Bush Administration Not to Let Mining Companies Destroy Valleys and Streams
Environment  (tags: environment, humans, streams, valleys, pollution, destruction, ecosystems )

Cher
- 769 days ago - nrdconline.org
The Bush administration has proposed changes to a longstanding rule that would make it easier for mining companies to destroy streams and valleys by filling them with sludge, rock and other mining waste.
8 comments
   

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