The future of clean water

Daily, here in Vermont, I walk pass small oil spills. Their black imprints are everywhere - everywhere cars, trucks, and SUVs roll. When it rains, their presence is also indicated by the bluish sheen they exude. Is this the future of clean water? Read about that question right here.

Vt. lawmakers consider rules for future shoreline property owners

The rules would cover topics like restoration and retaining native plant communities and their erosion and pollution filtering capacities. Oh, and contrary to the word "intended" in the caption of the photo with this article, that is, in fact, what riparian zone plant communities do. It is not, in other words, "intended."