EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline Study of U.S. Lakes

Amy Han - Environmental Protection Agency

Date: 12/22/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as good and the remainder as fair or poor, marked the first time EPA and its partners used a nationally… Read More

Boat Tips: Watch That Oil

Steve Northington - Cathouse Marine, LLC

Date: 12/1/2009

The next time you're in the convenient store, or local marina and pick up a quart of oil for your boat think about this column! Several years ago, when combustion engines were designed and built the most common valve train/camshaft combination were a flat tappet lifter and the… Read More

EPA Issues Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Construction Sites

Amy Han - Environmental Protection Agency

Date: 11/24/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a final rule to help reduce water pollution from construction sites. The agency believes this rule, which takes effect in February 2010 and will be phased in over four years, will significantly improve the quality of water nationwide. Construction activities like… Read More

CMT Insider: Alan Jackson Interview at Aquapalooza

CMT News - Country Music Television

Date: 7/27/2009

"I'm gonna tell you, this has got to be the coolest show I've ever done here tonight," Alan Jackson said Saturday (July 25) to some 35,000 fans who traveled by boat to attend his concert on Lake Martin near Alexander City, Ala.In addition to the crowd estimate, law enforcement agencies also reported that more than 4,000… Read More

EPA’s Watershed Academy to sponsor free July 1st Webcast on the Clean Water Act

Watershed Academy - Environmental Protection Agency

Date: 6/29/2009

EPA’s Watershed Academy sponsors free Webcasts to help build the capacity of watershed practitioners from around the globe. On Wednesday, July 1, 2009, the Watershed Academy will sponsor the first in a series of Webcasts about the Clean Water Act (CWA). This first Webcast will provide an introduction to the CWA including a… Read More