A Federal Permitting Bill Threatens Clean Water and Public Participation
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Tag: water
David Sligh Honored with Virginia Conservation Network Lifetime Achievement Award
Wild Virginia’s Water Quality Program Director David Sligh is the 2026 recipient of the Virginia Conservation Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award. For more than four decades, Dave has been fighting for Virginia’s waters, spending his career turning environmental science, law, and a whole lot of determination into action. He has worked with the Virginia Department of… Read more
Are You Afraid of What Life Looks Like in a Drier World?
Are you afraid of what life looks like in a drier world? Thomas Culligan says, “It’s a human health crisis waiting to happen.” Drought, potential boiling water advisories, agricultural runoff into our streams, or a drier world in general: Culligan says it’s a recipe for disaster, but it’s 100% avoidable. He references paddleboarding in the salt… Read more
Former Veterinarian Continues Environmental Advocacy by Protecting Water
Alice is currently a student in the pilot class of 2023 for Wild Virginia’s Water Advocates Program. She joins the podcast to discuss her passion for the environment, what issues she hopes to tackle after graduating the program, and why water is essential to life. Alice Frei is a retired veterinarian. During her veterinary career she… Read more
Springs, Caves, and the Underland: the Human Impact on our Planet
Macfarlane wrestles with the narcissism of the ‘Anthropocene’, the era of human impact on climate and environment, and pulls the reader on a wild voyage underground, where time slows down and the past is not so easily disentangled from the present.