Before diving into coverage of water issues like infrastructure funding, drought and ecosystem restoration, Ariel wrote about transportation and defense for E&E News. She worked previously for The Standard-Times in New Bedford, Mass., where her coverage focused on the offshore wind industry and toxic waste. In 2013 and 2014 the New England Newspaper and Press Association awarded her first place in environmental reporting and second place in investigative reporting, respectively, for her coverage of the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site. She graduated from Brandeis University in 2011 with a degree in American studies.
BUTTE COUNTY, Idaho — This region is home to many geological oddities, including the Big Lost River which flows from Idaho's tallest peaks to the desert here where it simply ends. The disappearing river has long confounded federal regulators, but the confusion could soon end under the Trump administration's Waters of the U.S. rule, which would eliminate Clean Water Act protections for many waterways, including the Big Lost.
Members of the House Small Business Committee will be in Illinois on Friday to learn about how environmental reviews can protect communities from flooding.
Senators will discuss a trio of water storage and recharge bills Wednesday during a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power.
A longtime EPA staffer with a "wealth of experience and expertise" will lead the agency's embattled Office of Children's Health Protection.
Continued flooding throughout the Midwest has stymied the Army Corps of Engineers' efforts to repair levees damaged by this spring's heavy rains, leaders told lawmakers yesterday.