Posts for tag "EPA"
How the Ohio EPA Uses Water Quality Data to Monitor Change in State Waterways
Millions of Ohioans are reliant on freshwater resources for drinking water and recreation. Therefore, protecting the health of these water bodies is a leading concern for regulatory groups like the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A key...
- Posted December 29, 2025
Charles River Algal Blooms Stop Swimming and Launch a Floating Wetland
After decades of abuse, new research and a floating wetland point toward a healthier future for the Charles River.
- Posted April 7, 2021
Lessons Learned from 35 Years of AOC Restoration
For thirty five years, Great Lakes communities have been restoring polluted areas, learning and reaping the economic benefits.
- Posted June 24, 2020
How Citizen Scientists Track the Life Returning to Michigan’s Rouge River
A nonprofit is monitoring the bugs, fish, and amphibia returning to Michigan’s Rouge River, one of the state’s historically dirtiest streams.
- Posted April 15, 2020
Assessing Cumulative Risk From Water Pollutants
Research from EWG reveals how an additive risk approach similar to an air pollutant approach might be used to assess drinking water quality.
- Posted October 11, 2019
Government Officials Ignore Health Risks Associated with E. coli in Boulder Creek
Trying to mitigate and delist Boulder Creek and coping with E. coli in the stream is a complex, challenging problem the Boulder Riverkeeper is taking on.
- Posted September 19, 2019
Cornell University Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point: Monitoring New York’s Largest Interior Lake for Sixty Years
Shackelton Point data includes records on various lake aspects that go back 50 years or more, making lake trends emerge more clearly to researchers.
- Posted August 14, 2019
Deploying a New Weather Buoy System With NOAA
A NOAA team that maintains a buoy system in the Chesapeake Bay is phasing in new equipment and describes the process.
- Posted July 1, 2019
Tracking Opioids in Municipal Wastewater
New work on monitoring wastewater for opioids reveals many new applications for the technology.
- Posted June 3, 2019
California’s Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory at Granite Canyon Provides the Latest Research in Environmental Toxicity Monitoring
The Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory at Granite Canyon has been instrumental in the formation and continuing evolution of West Coast aquatic toxicology studies.
- Posted April 15, 2019
The Seneca Lake Watershed Management Plan
Harmful algal blooms are occurring in Seneca Lake, and a team with an updated WMP and frequent monitoring is hoping to counter them.
- Posted March 8, 2019
West Fork Watershed Partnership Takes Aim at Fecal Matter
Houston’s West Fork Watersheds Partnership is combining water quality monitoring and community engagement to tackle fecal waste in the local watershed.
- Posted February 6, 2019
Connecticut’s Mohegan Tribe Preserves Its Past While Using Modern Recycling and Monitoring Methods
The Mohegan Tribe has addressed business and environmental concerns successfully through responsible management practices.
- Posted January 21, 2019
Insects Show the Healing of Toxic Metal Mining Scars
Research from the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory reveals through benthic invertebrates that cleaning up after open pit mining is a measure of success.
- Posted January 7, 2019
The National Lakes Assessment In Focus
The National Lakes Assessment is helping to bridge an enormous limnological data gap across the continental United States.
- Posted December 3, 2018
American Lakes are Getting Murkier
Recent research indicates that blue lakes are no longer the most common in America, as lakes turn murkier for a variety of reasons.
- Posted November 27, 2018
San Francisco Bay Returning to Health
Local watchdog SF Baykeeper reports that the water quality in the San Francisco Bay is improving, in part thanks to long-term monitoring and advocacy.
- Posted October 4, 2018
Getting the Lead Out of Childcare Centers
A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund reveals that lead is often found in water coming from faucets in childcare centers.
- Posted September 24, 2018
Seeing The Forest And The Trees: Five Rivers MetroParks Areas Are Rich With Environmental Monitoring Opportunities
Five Rivers MetroParks boast a variety of habitats for the benefit of wild plants and animals, including highly prized edge thicket.
- Posted September 13, 2018
Cleaning Up the Charles River, Inspired By Nature
Over time, the Charles River Watershed Association has used good science and careful monitoring to clean up the Charles River substantially.
- Posted August 31, 2018
