Tag: streams
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Principal Aquifers of the United States
This principal aquifers map is available for download as a wall-map-sized PDF (14.4 MB), a printable PDF (1.7 MB), or available for purchase from the USGS Store. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water…
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Environmental group: Iowa’s waterway cleanup plan could take 22,000 years
The nonprofit’s latest review of the state’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy – the backbone of Iowa’s water quality efforts – found the plan still isn’t working, in the council’s view. State leaders, including the agriculture secretary, insist the program is making progress.
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A military veteran’s new mission is to restore a stream and help people heal
Jeff Swire, co-founder of Patriots Cove, has turned his private property into a fly-fishing refuge for other veterans and first responders seeking relief and renewed purpose. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program) Patriots Cove has built a community around fly fishing to give veterans, first responders and caregivers a sense of purpose According to U.S.…
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California hit hard as Trump weakens clean water protections
Photo: Under the new rule, the Clean Water Act’s protections would no longer apply to most small streams and wetlands, including those that are considered vital parts of drinking-water systems and fisheries. Above is Owens Valley. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Defying environmentalists and public health advocates, the Trump administration on Thursday…
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Trump Eases Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands
Photo: Farmland abutting prairie potholes, a type of ephemeral wetland, in North Dakota.Jim Brandenburg/Minden Pictures WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday will finalize a rule to strip away environmental protections for streams, wetlands and other water bodies, handing a victory to farmers, fossil fuel producers and real estate developers who said Obama-era rules had…
