Officers implore drivers to be safe in Fourth of July travel

Lily Gordon - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Date: 7/3/2009

Local law officials are stepping up their traffic and boating enforcement this holiday weekend. In addition to the typical weekend complement of Columbus patrol officers, there will be a contingent of officers devoted strictly to dealing with traffic enforcement, said Maj. Julius Graham with the Columbus Police… 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

July 1st declared National Boating Day

Media Relations - National Marine Manufacturers Association

Date: 6/27/2009

With the arrival of peak-boating and boat-selling season, last week, the U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 199, introduced by Senators Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), declared July 1, 2009 National Boating Day. The resolution recognizes the important role recreational boating and the boating industry play in the… Read More

State Marine Law Enforcement Officials Crack Down on BUI

Kim Betton - Operation Dry water

Date: 6/26/2009

(June 26, 2009, Washington, DC) - Recreational boaters may want to think twice before reaching for that cold beer this weekend. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, launches Operation Dry Water the weekend of June 26 - 28, 2009. Operation Dry Water… Read More

Senate committee passes compromise version of key water protection bill

Cat McCue - Southern Environmental Law Center

Date: 6/18/2009

Washington, DC – In a major step toward reversing years of attacks on wetlands and water protections, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today passed the Clean Water Restoration Act (S.787) by a 12-7 vote.The bill would clarify the extent of federal protection for all "waters of the United… Read More