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West Virginia chemical spill: end of water ban in sight but questions linger
2014-01-13 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Officials in West Virginia say that an end may be in sight to the water ban that has left 300,000 West Virginians without drinking, cleaning, and cooking water for five days. A ban on tap water has been lifted in part of West Virginia that was hit by a chemical that spilled into a river and tainted the water supply. Officials are lifting the ban in a strict, methodical manner to help ensure the water system is not overwhelmed by excessive demand, which could cause more water quality and service...
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Critics Say Chemical Spill Highlights Lax West Virginia Regulations
2014-01-13 03:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Last week's major chemical spill into West Virginia's Elk River, which cut off water to more than 300,000 people, came in a state with a long and troubled history of regulating the coal and chemical companies that form the heart of its economy. "We can't just point a single finger at this company," said Angela Rosser, the executive director of West Virginia Rivers Coalition. "We need to look at our entire system and give some serious thought to making some serious reform and valuing our natural...
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West Virginia chemical spill causes huge disruption for residents
2014-01-12 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Frustration is mounting for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who have gone without clean tap water since a chemical spill on Thursday. Business owners with empty dining rooms and quiet aisles of merchandise around West Virginia's capital city were left to wonder how much of an economic hit they will take from the spill. Most visitors have cleared out of Charleston while locals are either staying home or driving out of the area to find somewhere they can get a hot meal or a shower. Orders...
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West Virginia chemical spill: What is 4-methylcyclohexane methanol?
2014-01-10 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: A West Virginia chemical spill into the Charleston-area Elk River Thursday has closed schools, businesses, and left up to 300,000 people without water in nine counties across the state. President Obama issued an emergency declaration for the state of West Virginia, and officials are urging West Virginians of affected areas not to use tap water, which has been contaminated with a chemical used to clean coal. "Due to the nature of the contamination, it is not safe to use the water for any purpose,"...
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Surprising "Lake" Bigger Than West Virginia Found Inside Greenland Ice
2014-01-03 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: A vast aquifer "lake" lies trapped under southeastern Greenland, scientists report, based on ice core results. The finding may help reveal a changing climate's effects on the world's massive, but shrinking, ice sheets. Greenland's ice sheet, the second largest in the world, covers some 656,000 square miles (1,710,000 square kilometers). Together with Antarctica's even more vast ice sheet, its melting in a warming climate is a big factor in projections of future sea-level rise. That is why the...
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