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SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Sewage: You Can’t Make This Sh** Up

Union of Concerned Scientists

Honestly, I was kind of nervous about water quality. Whats the point of a beach adventure if you cant even go into the ocean? Paris, like many coastal cities in the US such as San Francisco, has a combined sewer system where after heavy rain events, pipes get overwhelmed and raw sewage can flow into nearby waters.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Nutrition Title

National Law Center

is equal to or above 20 percent, the implementation date will be fiscal year 2030. If a state’s 2025 payment error rate multiplied by 1.5 is equal to or above 20 percent, then the cost-share requirements will not go into effect until fiscal year 2029. If the state’s payment error rate for 2026 multiplied by 1.5

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Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Ocean Conservancy

When we think about plastic pollution, we often think about where plastic products—from water bottles to microplastics—end up. But plastics present a much broader threat to our ocean, climate and marginalized coastal communities. More plastic means more pollution—for the climate, coastal communities and our ocean.

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Fresh, May 16, 2023: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff

Circle of Blue

These structures, approximately 30-foot-tall trees, will be placed along shorelines to provide habitat and areas of cooler, shaded water for fish, birds, and other wildlife. The undertaking is estimated to be completed between 2027 and 2030.

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The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?

Circle of Blue

In interviews with Circle of Blue , many WASH thought leaders said that meeting all the 2030 goals were unlikely. But they also were convinced that universal WASH for water and hygiene was within reach, perhaps by 2030, and for sanitation by 2040. This Week’s Top Water Stories, Told In Numbers. On the Radar.

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ESA Policy News: March 20, 2023

ESA

Congress Senate Commerce Committee to consider ocean debris legislation. Courts Federal judge blocks news Clean Water Act rule in Texas and Idaho. This includes funding to support the America the Beautiful initiative, which seeks to protect 30% of public lands and water by 2030 and $12 million for youth corps programs.

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Will the 30 x 30 Initiative Protect 30% of Freshwaters by 2030?

Acoel

A global movement is underway to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. lands and water and 30 percent of U.S. ocean areas by 2030. Given the intractable nature of interests in freshwater, what realistic measures can the federal government take to conserve 30% of our freshwaters by 2030?