For most of us, our local political circle is usually the most important. The local city councilman, the school board president, and the city manager make more decisions affecting your personal life than anyone else. Those local politicians can make your life good… or really bad!
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Last March we posted about the threat of uranium mining in Grand Canyon National Park.
Earlier this month Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced a 20-year moratorium on new uranium and other hard rock mining claims on roughly 1-million acres of land surrounding the Grand Canyon.
Paddlers...
HARPERS FERRY, WV – Summer is fast approaching and those of us who love outdoor activities (and who doesn’t?) are looking forward to this year’s Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival on June 18. The Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival (HFOF) is an annual event that helps raise funds for river...
MillerCoors and River Network, a national non-profit focused on water quality, announced the recipients of more than $50,000 in grant money to be used for watershed protection and conservation efforts. The winning organizations were chosen by the public through an online voting competition in which more...
Washington, DC – Catastrophic failure of a holding tank Tuesday caused a massive sewage spill in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, killing two treatment plant workers and sending millions of gallons of sewage into the Little Pigeon River, which flows through Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Katherine Baer,...
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has proposed a 20-year federal moratorium on new uranium mining claims around Grand Canyon National Park. The boating community is rallying to support the proposal, citing unacceptable risks of recreational, environmental, and aesthetic impacts that uranium mining...
