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Texas company fined $60K for taking water from river in Mississippi
2015-03-07 07:03:16| Waste Management - Topix.net
A Texas oil company involved in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale project has agreed to pay a $60,000 penalty for withdrawing water from a stream without a permit. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality tells The Enterprise-Journal Halcon Operating Co., based in Houston, agreed to pay the sum for taking water from Buffalo River in Wilkinson County before getting DEQ permission.
Oil Spills Yellowstone River, Polluting Drinking Water
2015-01-20 20:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: The scenic Yellowstone River has suffered its second sizable oil spill in four years, prompting truckloads of drinking water to be shipped into the eastern Montana city of Glendive. The latest spill is not expected to affect Yellowstone National Park, about 350 miles upstream. Some oil from the weekend spill got into a water supply intake along the river that serves about 6,000 people in Glendive, according to preliminary tests at the city's water treatment plant. The sample showed elevated levels...
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California Drought Threatens Salmon as River Water Levels Drop
2014-08-20 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Recalling a disastrous 2002 salmon die-off in the rivers of northern California`s Klamath Basin, members of Native tribes in that area, including the Karuk, Yurok and Hoopa, are pressuring the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to act to prevent another kill they say is imminent. Tribal members are asking for the release of water from the Lewiston Dam on the Trinity River to prevent the spread of a parasite that preys on salmon and thrives in warmer, shallower water. While the bureau says it will release...
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Chinese illegal coal mines threaten Yellow River water supply
2014-08-08 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: An investigation by Greenpeace has found two Chinese coal mines are breaching environmental protection laws and nature reserve regulations. The organisation says the mining operations are destroying alpine meadows on the foothills of Chinas Qinghai mountains and are a potential threat to the countrys second longest waterway. In a report released on Thursday by Greenpeace East Asia, undercover campaigners found coalfields 14 times larger than London in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. The mines are...
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Willamette River water quality information online
2014-06-07 00:56:02| PortlandOnline
People planning to enjoy some recreation on the Willamette River in Portland can check water conditions before they get out on the water. From May to October, Environmental Services staff collects and analyzes water samples weekly at five recreational areas on the river to track E. coli bacteria and water temperature. Environmental Services posts the results on the Willamette River Recreation Index at www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/WaterQuality.
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