An environmental lawyer discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in the Coeur Alaska Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council case, which makes the dumping of toxic tailings from mines into waterways legal.
Redefining Rivers
Seasonal tributaries in the Southwest are under scrutiny in the wake of a Supreme Court decision.
Clean Water Anniversary
The Clean Water Act turns 35 this month – time to take stock. Lakes and rivers are cleaner but nowhere near the Act’s goals.
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is thirty years old this week. Host Steve Curwood talks with Living on Earth’s Washington correspondent, Anna Solomon-Greenbaum, about some of the Act’s accomplishments, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Clean Fill
The Bush administration is changing a subtle but important part of the Clean Water Act, and it could have a big impact on the streams of Appalachia. Guest host Pippin Ross discusses the issue with Living on Earth’s Washington correspondent Anna Solomon-Greenbaum.
