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Are Fracking Chemicals Getting Too Close To Drinking Water Aquifers?
2014-08-29 15:31:27| oilandgasonline Home Page
A new study suggests that fracking is occurring closer to drinking water sources than researchers had previously realized.
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Officials Confirm Fracking Caused Water Contamination In Penn Wells
2014-08-29 15:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gothamist: As Governor Cuomo continues to mull over the current statewide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, some disturbing fracking-related news has come out of Pennsylvania: fracking has contaminated private drinking wells a previously undisclosed 243 times over six years, according to the state's Department of Environmental Protection. The Associated Press reported this week that the 243 cases were reported between 2008 and 2014, thanks to the DEP's "thorough review" of statewide files [pdf]. Contamination...
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Water scarcity a challenge to cotton supply chains
2014-08-29 14:40:36| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
With World Water Week kicking off in Stockholm this Sunday (31 August), the need for better use of increasingly limited water resources will be in the spotlight. And with water scarcity posing a potential risk to the global cotton industry, the apparel supply chain is being urged to do more to tackle the fibre's huge water footprint.
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VIDEO: Lesotho's water is 'liquid gold'
2014-08-29 13:54:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Could the water resources in Lesotho pull its people out of poverty? Lerato Mbele reports.
Water bills plugged by regulator
2014-08-29 11:52:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Household water bills in England and Wales will go up less than the rising cost of living in the next five years, under proposals from regulator Ofwat.
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