Erosion News Articles

Here are a few more erosion articles that should help you find additional solutions to soil erosion control, regulations, technical papers and other global information issues;
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• China poised to go all out with clean tech
  Currently, one-third of China's rivers are polluted; one-fourth of its territory is desert while another one-third suffers from severe soil erosion and drought; more than three-fourths of its forests are gone; urban residents are forced to breathe air containing lead, mercury, sulfur dioxide and other elements of coal-burning and car exhaust. The number of cars is expected to grow from 33 million to 130 million in the next 12 years and every 30 seconds a baby is born with pollution-related birth defects.
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• Camco clears watershed
  Fish and frogs don't swim in this glorified drainage ditch that starts near Cropwell Road just south of Kresson Road. And the water -- mostly stormwater siphoned and drained from surrounding neighborhoods -- is soupy in spots, slow-moving and cloudy.
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• Obama admin. launches renewable fuels programs
  Critics of corn-based ethanol argue that it is too closely tied to a food product to be an effective replacement for non-renewable fossil fuels. High food prices and serious environmental problems, like soil erosion, could result. In fact, the energy required to produce it might offset environmental or financial benefits the end-product may possess, a 2009 study by the University of Minnesota found.
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• Wind, Salt And Water Are Leading Indicators Of Land Degradation In Abu Dhabi Desert Lands
  ScienceDaily (May 6, 2009) — Desert environments are characterized by poor vegetative cover, strong winds, dry, non-cohesive sandy soils, and hyper-arid conditions. In this context, the land resources of Abu Dhabi Emirate in the United Arab Emirates are subjected to various land degradation stresses, including wind erosion, salinization, waterlogging, landfilling, and overgrazing. To sustain the land resources of Abu Dhabi Emirate, land degradation is a matter of urgency and must be accorded greater significance on the environmental agenda
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• Conflicting reports on the ‘hazardousness’ of North asbestos
  Newton —One day after truck drivers leaving the Newton North construction site were seen removing signs indicating they were carrying a hazardous material, the city has been assured that the situation will not be repeated.
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• Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Anaconda Copper Site
  Through the proposed Agreement, ARC will pay to the United States $2.2 million for response costs at the Site, and will conduct approximately $8 million in interim removal actions to mitigate threats from hazardous substances. The response actions that ARC will perform include: Installing caps over former evaporation ponds to help prevent accumulation of acidic ponds and to prevent the migration of hazardous dusts; mitigating threats from soils that contain concentrated amounts of otherwise naturally occurring radiation; removing abandoned asbestos containing pipes; decommissioning abandoned electrical lines; and continuing operation and maintenance of the fluid management system for abandoned heap leach facilities. The Agreement provides ...
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• Michigan’s crucial wetlands oversight
  When it comes to talking green, Gov. Jennifer Granholm can hang with any politician. Hardly a day goes by that she fails to remind us that Michigan’s future depends on developing a sustainable economy based on renewable energy, energy efficiency and stewardship over Michigan’s unique natural resources, particularly the Great Lakes.
  That’s why I was so shocked and dismayed to hear the governor recommend, in her State of the State address, that Michigan’s state wetland protection program be eliminated. The Legislature is now discussing her recommendation – and should not go along with it.
  If the governor truly believes that the Great Lakes are so important to our ...
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• Cotton Bests Other Spray-On Erosion Control Mulches
  Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engineer Greg Holt helped develop the erosion control industry's first cotton hydromulch "spray-on blanket." Holt is at the ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit in Lubbock, Texas.
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• Roofing technology report
  Whether it’s planting a green roof, installing building-integrated photovoltaic systems, or applying coatings or materials to reduce material heat emittance and surface temperature, Building Teams are paying more attention to the roof plane. Many are focused on the gains in the sustainability of their projects, and others are helping ensure that the building envelope is sealed against moisture and air penetration. Take this free AIA/CES course from Building Design+Construction. Read the report
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• Stimulus funds earmarked for Arizona forests
  White Mountain Apache Tribe Forest Restoration, Apache County: hazardous fuels treatment, 2,500 acres; erosion control, 5,000 acres, $4.49 million.
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• Healthy soils for a healthy planet
  Healthy soils are vital in a world challenged by climate change. We need to decide how best to use land to provide food for a growing population and how it can be used to mitigate the effects of manmade emissions. The quality of soil must be maintained or restored if it is to provide its essential services: cycling nutrients, water and air, supporting biodiversity and acting as a substantial store for carbon. This thematic issue outlines key research in these areas.
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• More than US$100m to clear up contaminated land
  US$111.9m has been earmarked for cleaning up contaminated land across the United States and its territories.
  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made the cash available to communities across the states to help them clean up sites known as brownfields.
  These may be contaminated by hazardous chemicals or pollutants from various industries from oil to manufacturing.
  Communities in 46 states, four tribes, and two US Territories will share these funding to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem properties to productive business and community institutions.
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• Erosion laws put to the test
  Lawsuit postulates on motives behind road work
  Haywood County’s sediment and erosion control policies are the subject of a bitter legal battle poised to set statewide precedent.
  A landowner slapped with a $175,000 fine by the county is fighting back with a lawsuit claiming he is being held hostage by the county’s overbearing enforcement of erosion laws.
  The two-and-a-half week court case heard in Haywood County Superior Civil Court concluded last week (May 5). A decision now rests in the hands of Judge Laura Bridges, but will likely not be made for several weeks.
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• County Approves Dust-Control Project
  After the dust settled Tuesday evening, residents who live just north of Yankton received the support of the Yankton County Commission to apply magnesium chloride to their roadway.
  Magnesium chloride absorbs moisture from the air and holds dust particles together, thus reducing airborne dust and erosion.
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• MSU professors promote native beach plants to halt erosion
  BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Two Mississippi State professors say native plants are the key to stopping the sand from blowing onto Highway 90.
  They say beach plants that were once a "useful option" have now become a "practical necessity."
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• Huron Pines AmeriCorps Helps Restore the Black River
  NORTHEAST MICHIGAN, CHEBOYGAN COUNTY- BLACK RIVER: -- Huron Pines AmeriCorps members and nearly 60 volunteers came out last Saturday to protect state-threatened lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) through erosion control on the Black River. Co-sponsored by Sturgeon For Tomorrow, the day focused on reducing erosion on two sites near Tower, MI. Throughout the brisk but sunny day, over 3,000 native plants were planted and erosion control measures were taken to improve sturgeon spawning habitat.
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