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4 states confirm water pollution from fracking
2014-01-05 12:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them, according to a review that casts doubt on industry suggestions that such problems rarely happen. The Associated Press requested data on drilling-related complaints in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Texas and found major differences in how the states report such problems. Texas...
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Central Valley sinks parched farms wring water from aquifers
2014-01-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: A large swath of Central Valley is sinking as farms pump groundwater in the face of searing drought, sparking a scramble for solutions as forecasts show no end to dry conditions. So says the U.S. Geological Survey, whose research shows land near the San Joaquin River sank by nearly a foot per year from 2008 to 2010, one of the most dramatic rates ever measured in the San Joaquin Valley. Using satellite imagery, scientists identified a sinking bowl that sprawls more than 1,200 square miles and includes...
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Quaking: DTLA's Metro Water District Building Could Fall In A 'Quake
2014-01-04 06:11:57| Real Estate - Topix.net
When the Metropolitan Water District building went up in 1996, the water agency thought they were paying more than $100 million for a fortress that would be super-resistant to earthquakes , but now it looks like they might have to spend an extra $13.5 million to be sure.
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Boil water advisory in effect for Etoile
2014-01-04 01:57:04| Waste Management - Topix.net
Due to line maintenance in Friday, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required Etoile Water Supply to notify customers in the following areas that they will need to boil their water prior to consumption.
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Major Victory for Clean Water in Coal Export Battle
2014-01-03 23:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington denied a motion to dismiss, allowing the Clean Water Act case to proceed against BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) for coal contamination of U.S. waterways. The Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper, Columbia Riverkeeper, Spokane Riverkeeper, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Friends of the Columbia Gorge filed the lawsuit on July 24, 2013, after finding substantial amounts of coal in and along several...
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