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Global warming poses threat to Southwest water supply
2014-06-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: The biggest reservoir in the United States is dropping 1 foot each week. Lake Mead's rapidly sinking water level is set to reach an all-time low in July, driven down by a 14-year drought that scientists say is one of the most severe to hit the Colorado River in more than 1,200 years. The water behind Hoover Dam supplies vast areas of farmland and about 25 million people in three states, and this critical reservoir stands just 40 percent full. Droughts and even decades-long mega-droughts have...
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Idaho taking over water pollution permitting from feds - Sun, 15 Jun 2014 PST
2014-06-15 11:41:59| Waste Management - Topix.net
Despite Idaho's vaunted distaste for the federal government, it's one of just four states where getting a permit for dumping pollutants into waterways requires dealing with the federal Environmental Protection Agency instead of the state.
Water woes forcing big beer brewers to tighten tap
2014-06-15 08:44:54| Beverages - Topix.net
MillerCoors, which has a factory in Golden, above, is controlling water use by paying for and installing sensors on the lands of its hop and barley suppliers in Utah and Colorado.
Oil's thirst for water
2014-06-15 07:22:24| Waste Management - Topix.net
It takes 6 million to 11 million gallons of water to frack an oil well in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale formation of southwest Mississippi and central Louisiana.
Harry Frisch offers to buy water taxis as Jacksonville demands its money back from boat-maker
2014-06-14 21:23:45| Food - Topix.net
The new Jacksonville Water Taxi floats at the dock on Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Sadler Point Marina in Jacksonville.
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