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New Federal Water Rule May Face a Court Challenge
2015-06-04 19:43:15| ENR.com: Headline News
EPA-Corps final regulation aims to clear up confusion over scope of federal construction permitting.
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Fracking poses potential risks some drinking water supplies: EPA study
2015-06-04 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Fracking for shale oil and gas has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft report said on Thursday, although it warned some drilling activities could potentially cause health risks. The study, requested by Congress and five years in the making, said fracking could contaminate drinking water under certain conditions, such as when fluids used in the process leaked into the water table. The EPA said it found isolated cases of water contamination,...
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Drought-hit Indian village looks to 'water wives' to quench thirst
2015-06-04 16:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: In the parched village of Denganmal, in western India, there are no taps. The only drinking water comes from two wells at the foot of a nearby rocky hill, a spot so crowded that the sweltering walk and wait can take hours. For Sakharam Bhagat, as for many others in the hamlet some 140 km (85 miles) from Mumbai, the answer was a 'water wife'. Bhagat, 66, now has three wives, two of whom he married solely to ensure that his household has water to drink and cook. ADVERTISING "I had to have someone...
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Senate considers legislation West store & conserve water
2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Country News: Cannon Michael, a 6th generation farmer in Californias Central Valley, this week told U.S. senators about the disturbing time he and his family are experiencing because of his states multi-year drought. Because of water shortages, they'd already decided not to plant a quarter of their 10,000 acres. Then, just a few days before he testified in a Senate hearing, Michael learned that much of the tomatoes, melons and corn he did plant are in jeopardy too. The deal between state and federal officials...
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EDF Statement On EPA's Water Study Of Hydraulic Fracturing For Oil and Gas
2015-06-04 15:17:09| oilandgasonline Home Page
The U.S. EPA today issued findings from its long-awaited national study to better understand impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. The impact of this pervasive and large-scale practice on our water supply is both large and the least understood environmental risk of the nation’s oil and gas boom.
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