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Pennsylvania DEP Ignores Stringent Testing for Water Contamination from Fracking
2013-02-01 20:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Last week, a news report by the Timesonline revealed that the Pennsylvania Department of Environment (DEP) has been avoiding using its most stringent water testing method for determining if local drinking water has been polluted by fracking. The report serves as yet one more chapter in the continuing saga regarding DEPs water testing practices that turn a blind eye to fracking contaminants. The whole issue revolves around how the Pennsylvania DEP tests and reports results for water supplies reportedly...
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Queensland farmers say a State Government draft agriculture strategy ignores possible effects of climate change
2013-01-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Courier-Mail: FARMERS have accused the State Government of ignoring the impact of climate change on farms in a draft strategy paper on how to double agriculture by 2040. In a submission to the State Government, the Queensland Farmers Federation said the need for agriculture to mitigate the drivers of climate change and to adapt to a changing climate was missing from the agriculture strategy. "Over the next 30 years, there is likely to be significant changes to temperatures and rainfall over Queensland that...
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