Great Lakes Region Pivots From Fossil Fuels
By Codi Kozacek, Circle of Blue
In shift from coal and oil, water use and quality hang in the balance.
Algal Blooms Are No Accident For Florida Everglades and Estuaries
By Codi Kozacek, Circle of Blue
Restoring the balance of water in South Florida and the Everglades is the focus of numerous federal and state initiatives, and has been since the early 1990s.
America’s Water Infrastructure Requires New Mindset
By Codi Kozacek, America's Water Infrastructure Requires New Mindset
America’s substantial water challenges are not secret any longer.
Michigan DEQ’s Responsibility to Ensure Public Safety Collapsed in Flint
By Codi Kozacek, Circle of Blue
State environmental agency’s indifference and intransigence violated public trust.
Flint’s Contaminated Drinking Water is Third Water Crisis For Michigan Governor
By Codi Kozacek, Circle of Blue
A series of public decisions, driven by misguided management practices and ideological principles that backfired, converged during the past 20 months to poison the city’s drinking water and cause one of the most severe public health threats in the United States. The extent of the risk to Flint’s residents is not clear.
U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
By Codi Kozacek, Circle of Blue
Spills of heavy crude oil from western Canada’s tar sands are more difficult to clean up than other types of conventional oil, particularly if the spill occurs in water, a new study by a high-level committee of experts found.
While South Carolina Floods, U.S. Wrestles With Urban Stormwater
By Codi Kozacek, Circle of Blue
Among the devastating effects of the low pressure storm system that pummeled South Carolina over the weekend was the heavy damage the record-breaking rains caused to water transport and treatment infrastructure, and the release of a tide of contaminated stormwater.