News and Views from the Desert Protective Council.

Archive for the ‘water’ Category

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals polluting Lake Mead

Monday, November 16th, 2009 Posted in water | Comments Off

Lake Mead from Hoover Dam. Photo by Andrew C. Parnell LAS VEGAS — The Center for Biological Diversity submitted condemning evidence to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection today demonstrating that Lake Mead, Las Vegas Bay, and Las Vegas Wash are ...

Western Water Abuse hits the big time

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Desert Living, water | Comments Off

University of Arizona professor Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It, appeared on The Daily Show this week to promote his book. As is becoming the norm, we're treated to the spectacle ...