Federal judge rules in favor of wetlands, Conservation Compliance

In a win for conservation, water quality and wildlife across the country, on May 29, a federal judge ruled in favor of wetland protections on agricultural lands. American taxpayers fund…
Responding to an Acute Pollution Event

On April 3, 2025, a tanker truck carrying gasoline and diesel fuel crashed into a bridge in Great Falls, Virginia. As a result, around 2,600 gallons of fuel spilled onto…
Meet a Monitor: Sarah Sojka and Karin Warren

Sarah and Karin are certified Virginia Save Our Streams monitors & trainers, and are professors of environmental studies at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. They are monitoring the effects of the recent removal of a major dam that was built nearly a century ago.
Meet a Monitor: Nishka Shah
Nishka is a high school student, certified VA SOS monitor, and Youth Conservation Leadership Institute member who is working to reduce pollution in northern Virginia’s streams.
Tackling chloride pollution in the DC region: When ice melts, road salt lingers
Road salt applicators in the public and private sectors apply an estimated 20-30 million tons of salt to pavement in the U.S. to treat ice each year. This salt persists…
Winter Salt Awareness Week Reaches Volunteers across the U.S.
In January, groups across the U.S. and Canada held discussions to raise awareness about the dangers of and solutions to road salt pollution during Winter Salt Awareness Week. Abby Hileman,…
Salt Storage Solutions: Why Proper Road Salt Storage Matters for the Environment

As winter and freezing weather are ahead, there are a lot of preparations to be made. We homeowners may give a glance at the snow shovel when we start tidying…
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring: A Win for Both Volunteers and Local Decision-Makers

When volunteers with the Izaak Walton League’s Virginia Save Our Streams (VA SOS) program in Christiansburg, Virginia, reached out to the town’s Environmental Program Supervisor, Patricia Colatosti, about monitoring water…
News from the Missouri River Initiative: August 2024

By Paul Lepisto The “Mighty Mo,” America’s longest river, flows past communities in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri – plus it receives water from Wyoming,…