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Non-Point-Source Pollution

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Johnson1723

Excellent article/overview of non-point-source pollution from Center for American Progress. Excellent data on types of pollution, EPA regulatory history (or lack of it),and an excellent case study of the Maumee River and its effect on Lake Erie: The Maumee River … Continue reading →

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UW River Falls – Ecological Restoration Institute

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Johnson1723

UW River Falls — from which I once had a fake ID — opened the Ecological Restoration Institute within the Plant and Earth Science Department. Like a lot of university-based programs, they’re tackling real-world problems with restoration projects on campus. … Continue reading →

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Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Johnson1723

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Keeping an eye on this: Environmental impacts of restoring Los Cerritos Wetlands have been studied, and that report is ready for certification. This is an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the overall conceptual restoration plan, according to Mark Stanley, Los … Continue reading →

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Nerdstuff: Social Factors Key to Landscape-Scale Coastal Restoration: Lessons Learned from Three U.S. Case Studies

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Johnson1723

Report on the importance of managing information for successful environmental restoration:  There have been historically fewer reviews, however, that have addressed the suite of societally enabling conditions that existed in ecosystem-scale projects where coastal restoration efforts were sustained for longer … Continue reading →

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Miami Real Estate Underwater

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Johnson1723

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An expert on sea grass I interviewed said an interesting thing: In Miami, there are places that are high demand because they’re a certain height over sea level. They were low demand places, but now developers are realizing the value … Continue reading →

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Trash Removal After Dam Collapse

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Johnson1723

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This is something I don’t usually think about: the amount of trash produced when a dam collapses and causes sudden flooding. In this case, the collapse of the Edenville and Sanford Dams in Michigan generated thousands of tons of trash, … Continue reading →

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Fundraising for Private Ecology Consultant

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Johnson1723

At the Taylor Run Restoration project in Alexandria VA the city has decided to let a private environmental group, the Environmental Council of Alexandria, hire an environmental consultant to study the city’s plan. (I don’t understand how they could stop … Continue reading →

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Market Size

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Johnson1723

The search for the mysterious figure of how big the environmental restoration market is continues. The people who’ve put market research together won’t share even the topline without a payme larger than I can afford. But suddenly: this! Environmental restoration … Continue reading →

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Drilling for Radiation

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Johnson1723

This is fascinating: For nearly two decades, crews have been pumping and treating water in the area. Crews have also been injecting a solution into the aquifer to encourage naturally occurring microorganisms to consume the trichloroethylene. Fluor Idaho Environmental Restoration … Continue reading →

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A New Dam Agreement

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Johnson1723

“A dialogue organized by Stanford that brought together environmental organizations, hydropower companies, investors, government agencies and universities has resulted in an important new agreement to help address climate change by advancing both the renewable energy and storage benefits of hydropower and the … Continue reading →

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