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As Louisiana's coast washes away, threatened communities face questions about their identity
2014-03-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Picayune-Times: There are few changes more painful for a community than having to relocate in whole because their land is disappearing, but that's what some of Louisiana's coastal residents have had to face as erosion leaves them more vulnerable to flooding. That's why it's key that local and federal authorities working in our region and civic groups understand the nature of these communities before such relocation occurs, and how they can migrate while maintaining their roots, said experts at Friday the Building...
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USDA Announces Grants that will Help Communities to Meet Possible Water Problems in Coming Years
2014-03-13 19:48:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will make $6 million in grants available this year, and up to $30 million total over the next five years as a part of a new initiative that helps provide solutions to agricultural water challenges. The grants will be used to develop management practices, as well as technologies and tools for farmers, ranchers, forest owners and citizens to improve water resource quantity and quality. read more
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Metro Detroit communities get $33M in state grants, loans for sewer upgrades
2014-03-12 21:51:26| Waste Management - Topix.net
Communities across Michigan will have a total of $97 million in new grants and loans available for sewer system upgrades.
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10 cities delivering high-speed Internet to their communities
2014-02-28 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News
Municipal broadband is becoming a contentious issue in the race to establish ubiquitous high-speed Internet throughout the United States. Last year, the FCC called on every state in the U.S. to reach 1-Gig internet speeds in at least one community by 2015. That challenge came after Google introduced its Fiber program to Kansas City, Kan., where gigabit speeds are available at the same cost most other ISPs charge for much slower services.
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EQ's Household Hazardous Waste Services Support Communities, Give U.S. ...
2014-02-25 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Wayne, MI – Residents across the country can take advantage of specialty recycling events geared towards residential disposal of hazardous household waste, run by industry leader, EQ- The Environmental Quality Company (EQ). EQ works not only with commercial customers across multiple industries to handle industrial hazardous waste, but also has several household hazardous waste (HHW) programs handling residential disposal in communities nationwide. EQ offers residents a safe (and ...
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