In-Depth Resources: Water
Topics:
Army Corps of Engineers and Water Development Projects
Clean Water Act
Great Lakes
Mercury
Puget Sound
Wetlands
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Army Corps of Engineers and Water Development Projects
Corps Reform Network Purpose and Principles (26 Kb)
Corps Reform Network Members (35 Kb)
Current listing of organizations that are members of the Corps Reform Network
What is WRDA? (28 Kb)
Federal Budget and Appropriations (100 Kb)
Presidents, Congress and the Corps of Engineers (153 Kb)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: An Agency Mired in Scandals (116 Kb)
What the Experts Are Saying (177 Kb)
Corps of Engineers Projects Threaten America's Fish and Game (491 Kb)
A four-page fact sheet describing the risk to fish and game posed by Corps projects
Army Corps of Engineers Project Factsheets
Crossroads (3.2 Mb)
Crossrods: Congress, the Corps of Engineers and the Future of America's Water Resources
Nation's Most Threatening and Wasteful Corps Projects: What's At Stake (97 Kb)
Troubled Waters: Congress, the Corps of Engineers, and Wasteful Water Projects (1.7 Mb)
Troubled Waters, a joint effort by Taxpayers for Common Sense and the National Wildlife Federation, recommends halting 25 of the most wasteful Corps projects.
Clean Water Act
Weakening the Clean Water Act: Serious Peril for People and Wildlife (381 Kb)
Our Nation's water resources provide a tremendous array of benefits to people and wildlife that may be lost forever if we fail to keep Clean Water Act protections strong.
Reckless Abandon (3.1 Mb)
How the Bush Administration is Exposing America's Waters to Harm
The Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2003 (H.R. 962 and S.473) (20 Kb)
A description of this important bill currently facing our legislators
Hunting and Fishing (471 Kb)
See how a Bush Administration policy on wetlands is threatening some of the most sought after game species in North America.
Down the Drain (125 Kb)
The Destruction of Waters and Wildlife in the Southwest United States
Clean Water Act State Factsheets
See how the 2001 SWANCC Decision and Bush Administration's guidance memo are affecting various state's water resources.
Arizona
Florida (385 Kb)
Illinois (727 Kb)
Maine (397 Kb)
Michigan (756 Kb)
Minnesota (324 Kb)
Nevada (284 Kb)
New Mexico (671 Kb)
New York (495 Kb)
North Carolina (565 Kb)
Ohio (283 Kb)
Pennsylvania (693 Kb)
Texas (321 Kb)
Wisconsin (362 Kb)
Great Lakes
Our Lakes, Our Future, Our Responsibility (274 Kb)
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
The Great Lakes: A National Treasure (316 Kb)
But the Great Lakes are in Trouble
Mercury
Poisoning Wildlife: The Reality of Mercury Pollution (654 Kb)
Report that compiles over 65 recent studies documenting elevated levels of mercury in wildlife throughout the country
The Impact of Federal Clean Air Rules on Mercury Emissions from U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants (442 Kb)
A state-by-state technical analysis
Mercury Myths and Facts (874 Kb)
The truth about mercury pollution from coal power plants
Phasing Out Mercury Thermostats (146 Kb)
Impacts of and benefits to phasing out mercury thermostats
Mercury in Wildlife (1 Mb)
Study finds mercury in wildlife higher than previously reported - Nine hotspots identified in northeast.
Tackling Mercury: A Guide to Safe Fishing in New England (1 Mb)
Report highlights the extent of mercury contamination in New England's fish and proposes solutions to protect public health and wildlife.
Mercury Products Guide (948 Kb)
A guide for consumers about products containing mercury and available alternative, mercury-free products
Mercury's Impact on Fishing (3.2 Mb)
What anglers need to know about mercury and fish
Mercury Pollution Control Technology
Mercury Pollution Controls Technology (405 Kb)
Effectiveness and affordability of controlling mercury pollution from all types of coal
Overview: Getting the Job Done (399 Kb)
Summary of affordable mercury control at coal-burning power plants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, North Dakota, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania
Getting the Job Done: Affordable Mercury Control (987 Kb)
For the cost of a cup of coffee each month, we could achieve 90 percent mercury control at coal-burning power plants.
State-level Info on Mercury
Mercury in Pennsylvania (368 Kb)
Factsheet on Sources, Impacts & Solutions for Pennsylvania
Mercury in the Mid-Atlantic (610 Kb)
2005 report card on states' progress to reduce mercury
States and Coal Burning Power Plants (184 Kb)
States are working to reduce mercury emissions from coal burning power plants.
Puget Sound
Stormwater Impacts on Puget Sound Chinook (1.2 Mb)
Report of February, 2006, on the effects of stormwater pollutants on Puget Sound chinook salmon
Wetlands
License to Fill (2.3 Mb)
NWF has evaluated different Districts of the Army Corps of Engineers to see how they are interpreting the Clean Water Act.
Mitigation Guidance or Mitigation Myth? (80 Kb)
The Corps and EPA released their new mitigation guidance in December 2002, yet it merely reaffirms the unsuccessful mitigation policies of the past.
No Where Near No Net Loss (186 Kb)
The Administration claims that the nation has almost achieved 'no net loss' of wetlands, but this report shows that much more needs to be done to truly reach this goal.
Streams (236 Kb)
The benefits that streams of all sizes provide us and their importance to both people and wildlife
Wetlands at Risk: Imperiled Treasures (1 Mb)
A regional look at our nation's diverse wetlands and the challenges they face since the Supreme Court's 2001 SWANCC decision.
Wildlife and Wild Places Under Threat (534 Kb)
See the array of wildlife species that are now threatened by accelerated habitat destruction due to a harmful Bush Administration policy on wetlands and other waters.
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