...David Wilcox; Madison Whitehurst; Robert Atwood; Pete Bsumek; Bruce Wiggins Mercury pollution has detrimental effects on ecosystems and on human health. This case study describes the efforts of the South River Science Team to characterize industrial mercury pollution in the South River near...

...Arik Levinson In April 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington DC agreed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay indefinitely a lawsuit over the Agency’s regulation governing mercury pollution from power plants. Lawyers for the EPA argued that they needed time to evaluate...

...Lauren Hermanus; Sean Andrew Due to a lack of adequate water and sanitation infrastructure, growing, unplanned urban settlements in South Africa and elsewhere have been linked to pollution of critical river systems. The same dynamics undermine local resilience, understood as the capacity to adapt...

...Chloe Wardropper; Sean Gillon; Adena Rissman This case examines the risks and opportunities for stakeholders involved in an experimental water quality management program in Wisconsin, USA. This program pays for pounds of pollution reduced through soil conservation practices on farm fields and other...

...Ronlyn Duncan Worldwide, the cumulative effects of diffuse pollution arising from a range of human activities are diminishing the quality and ecosystem capacity of lakes, rivers, estuaries, and oceans. Devising effective ways to regulate the causes and effects of diffuse pollution is a fraught...

... on Hawaiian history and water quality. All three groups run extensive educational programs for locals and visitors of all ages and work to keep pollutants out of the watershed and stream as it flows downhill and out onto the reef. By weaving modern technologies, tools, and information together with stories...

... the University of California Press’s Reprints and Permissions web page, www.ucpress.edu/journals.php?p=reprints . 2017 pollution coal MCHM West Virginia drinking water chemical spill environmental governance Through West Virginia’s 2014 MCHM chemical spill, students will learn about...

..., and has been tested in the classroom in consecutive semesters starting in the fall of 2015. water quality Clean Water Act Lake Erie Algal Bloom Maumee River wastewater tourism Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Pollution Agriculture The GLWQA is an important tool guiding discussions...