The US Environmental Protection Agency has been criticized by environmentalists as being too business-friendly, but recent statements from the agency on climate change suggest it's warming up to environmentalist views. The US Climate Change Science Program, a government agency, also seems to feel to speak its mind.
Pew is also as balanced as you'll get on global warming, although at the end of the day they lean more left than right.
Water fights happen over both salt and fresh water. On the ocean side, debates in DC happen over the potential economic and environmental impact of over-fishing, the destruction of natural ocean habitats, in particular coral reefs, and the impact of oil drilling. On the freshwater front, US policy debates spring up around conservation in the face of limited water supply, pollution, and preservation of wetlands.
For now, all CJ has to offer are some basics on fresh water use and mercury pollution, a topic of concern for salmon fans.
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