The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, has received a $6.5 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to monitor pollutants in Great Lakes fish over the next five years. The grant continues funding … Continued
photo credit: United States Coast Guard An unknown quantity of Bakken crude oil recently spilled into the Kanawha River near following a train derailment and fire. On Febrary 15th, a 109-car CSX train traveling from North Dakota to Yorktown, Va., … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Garrett County will partner to develop a comprehensive watershed management plan for Deep Creek Lake. DNR Secretary Joe Gill announced the agreement in concept at the third annual State of the Lake … Continued
Susquehanna River smallmouth bass populations are facing serious threats, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC). In february, PFBC urged anglers and boaters throughout the Susquehanna River watershed to contact their members of Congress to demand action to … Continued
For 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment from boaters and other stakeholders to help develop proposed regulations, as required by the 2008 Clean Boating Act, to reduce water pollution and the spread of invasive species … Continued