This essay was presented at the 17th annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists, September 5-9, 2007, Stanford University, at the invitation of Robert McClure and support of Kenneth Weiss.

Laura Funkhouser Cortelyou, M.A. was a frequent contributor to Stormwater Magazine from 2004-2008. She developed accredited continuing education programming for StormCon, the national conference on stormwater management and worked in collaboration with Nikos Singelis, then the lead for education and outreach on NPDES at the US EPA Office of Wastewater, to co-present talks and organize panel discussions at StormCon.

Laura was the head of marketing for Forester Communications/Forester Media, the publisher of Stormwater Magazine, Water Efficiency Magazine, Onsite Water Treatment Magazine, Distributed Energy Magazine, MSW Management Magazine, Erosion Control Magazine, and Grading & Excavation Contractor Magazine; and the presenter of StormCon.

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