:: rawblogXport ::union news / workers rights / construction / safety / irony... | |
today's home page ![]() | |
![]() |
|
carpentersunionbc.com | |
---|---|
google news | |
recent posts: | |
BlogRolling: | |
blogs that link here ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() implementation: email d@ve2300 this weblog is the work of dave livingston, a union carpenter in nelson bc canada ![]() | |
| |
| |
FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of labor and economic issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec.107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. | |
![]() | |
"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez | |
:: Thursday, April 15, 2004 ::
Most Endangered Rivers of 2004 Announced U.S. Newswire
America's waters became progressively cleaner for decades after Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, but recent monitoring data indicates that this trend has reversed itself. For example, sampling at estuaries across the country in 2000 found that more than half were 'impaired' -- up from 37 percent in 1994. Estuaries are good indicators of broad water quality trends as they receive pollution from every stream and river in their watershed. American Rivers predicts that actions taken by the Bush administration will accelerate this decline.
In particular, the administration has reduced the number of Clean Water Act enforcement actions, levied fewer and smaller fines on lawbreakers, and created new loopholes on behalf of polluting industries. The administration failed to disclose the results of an internal audit, which found that one-quarter of all major industrial and wastewater treatment facilities are in 'significant violation' of the law at any one time.------------------------------------------- posted 7:12 AM :: reference link ::
0 comments ::