EPA Administrator Jackson Stepping Down

On December 27, 2013, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced she would resign in January 2013 after the President’s State of the Union Address. It’s common for an EPA Administrator to step down after serving a full 4 year term of a President (which is the case for Jackson, who was nominated and confirmed very early [...]

Great Cooperation for the Great Lakes

Canada and the United States have updated the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement on September 20, 2012. Peter Kent, Minister of Environment Canada and Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a new Agreement protocol between the nations. This treaty update is the product of an agreement from three years ago, at the [...]

SHIFTING TO GREEN: Leaders Spotlight Their Best Models

Cincinnati is the place to be October 15-17 for the 3rd annual Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference. The meeting has become the focal point for urban leaders to drive the paradigm shift from gray to green and take the waste out of wastewater with resource recovery.  Different from other more technical workshops on the topic, [...]