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United Kingdom: Floods could remain until March, Environment Agency warns
2014-02-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Flooding will continue into March in some parts of Britain, the Environment Agency has warned, as the country braces itself for yet another Atlantic storm on Saturday. With two inches of rain expected in the South West, it may be another week before the knock-on effects are felt downstream in major rivers, while overflowing groundwater levels will mean the water may not drain away until the spring. Up to 3,000 homes could flood in the Thames Valley this weekend, with 24 "danger to life' severe...
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United Kingdom: David Cameron halts Environment Agency job cuts amid floods clean-up
2014-02-14 17:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The prime minister has said the Environment Agency will not lose 500 members of staff amid its efforts to deal with Britains flooding. However, he has not said whether the job cuts will go ahead once the situation has been dealt with. David Cameron told BBC Breakfast, Those have never been announced plans. These arent plans that are going to put in place. Of course every organisation has to make sure it is efficient but nothing will be done at the Environment Agency that will hamper our...
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Canada spy agency exoneration a 'mockery of public accountability'
2014-02-14 16:49:13| Wireless - Topix.net
The oversight body that monitors the super-secretive Communications Security Establishment Canada has concluded that the agency was not involved in tracking thousands of passengers for days after they left a Canadian airport.
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Environment Agency job cuts on hold due to UK floods crisis
2014-02-14 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Plans for hundreds of redundancies at the Environment Agency have been put on hold because of the floods crisis sweeping the country. The agency's chief executive has sent an email to staff saying that the response to the flooding is taking priority over other work. Paul Leinster said: "We are quite rightly prioritising incident response above all other work. With this in mind, we are reviewing the timetable for the change programme. "We will not be taking further decisions on work stream...
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Denver Airport Sues City's Transit Agency Over Project Costs
2014-02-12 19:07:55| ENR.com: Headline News
Both agencies say the other one should pay for infrastruture improvements on the airports new train station project.
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