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Report: Sandy Inundated East Coast With Sewage
Hurricane Sandy’s floodwaters last October inundated East Coast with sewage. Researchers have now estimated how much flowed from crippled treatment plants. more
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Federal Cuts Could Harm Flood Forecasting
As climate change increases the likelihood of extreme droughts and floods, experts say shutting off the stream-flow gauges could have costly consequences. more
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Red River Showdown: Texas-Oklahoma Water War Could Reverberate Across US
Where Texas and Oklahoma’s showdown over the Red River Compact has huge implications for how states across the country manage their water. The case centers on questions of state sovereignty and interstate commerce. more
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Tensions Rise Amid Demise of Utah-Nevada Water Pact
Will Las Vegas’ thirst spark a water war between Utah and Nevada? more
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EPA: Most of Nation’s Waters are “Poor”
More than half of the nation’s thousands of miles of rivers and streams are plagued by substandard water quality, including harmful levels of nutrient pollution and mercury, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. more
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In Drought Ravaged Plains, Efforts to Save a Vital Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer, which feeds some of the world’s most productive croplands, is running dry. more
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Forced Cuts Would Take Toll on State Air and Water Programs
Should Congress fail to reach a budget deal by Friday, the country’s air and water could get murkier, environmental officials are warning, as forced cuts would deal a heavy blow to state programs that carry out the bulk of inspections and pollution cleanups. more
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Virginia Uranium Legislation Fails, But Fight Not Over
An effort in the Virginia legislature to lift the state’s 31-year-old moratorium on uranium mining has failed, dealing a blow to supporters of a plan to tap the country’s largest known uranium deposit. But the debate is far from over. more
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Dam Inspectors Fear the Deluge
Each year, more dams in the United States show signs of disrepair. Meanwhile, the money to fix them grows harder to find. more
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Former Florida Regulators Want Water Funding Boost
A group of 20 former water regulators in Florida is urging Governor Rick Scott to restore funding to the state’s five water management districts, whose budgets have shrunken dramatically under the governor. more
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Mussel Invasion Moves West
For more than two decades, mussel pests have threatened the water supply in the Great Lakes. Now they have crossed the Rocky Mountains. more
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With ‘Facts’ Website, California Looks to Thwart Opposition to Climate Change
California Governor Jerry Brown has unveiled a new website seeking to quiet climate change skeptics. The move comes as conservative legislators in some states are pushing back against efforts to address the impacts of a climate shift. more
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Farmers, Frackers and Scarce Water
Hydraulic fracturing by energy drillers may not be the heaviest consumer of water on parched land. But environmentalists and some farmers are starting to worry about it. more
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Still No Farm Bill, But More Assistance to Drought-Ravaged States
With Congress still at an impasse over the farm bill, the Obama Administration this week pledged $30 million more to aid farmers and ranchers hit hard by drought. more
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Water a Concern in Western Oil Shale Expansion
As the Obama Administration moves forward on a scaled-down plan to lease Western lands for oil shale development, some still worry about the industry’s impacts on water supplies. more
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As Drought Lingers, States Examine Water Policies
Governor Sam Brownback hasn't found it easy to sell his sweeping agenda to Kansas lawmakers. Nearly two months into the legislative session, many of them have resisted the Republican governor's proposed overhauls to Medicaid, the tax code and school financing.
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Feds Approve Ban on Dumping Along California Coast
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: The establishment of the nation's largest 'no discharge zone' will prevent millions of gallons of sewage from entering California waters each year, the EPA says. more
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Water Rights Shift in Florida Could Foreshadow Debates to Come
Who owns recycled water? Florida environmentalists are wary about a move toward privatization of the state's supply. As states get more creative with scarce water resources, that debate could be among the first of many across the United States. more
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Plan to Lower Florida Water Rates Said to Threaten Conservation
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: An effort to reduce utility bills in Florida has run into opposition from environmentalists who say it could hinder the state's efforts to conserve its scarce water supply. more
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More Water for Las Vegas Means More Resentment in Rural Areas
Will Las Vegas, Nevada's economic engine, get permission to draw extra water from underneath the state's rural eastern counties? One state bureaucrat has the power to decide a question that has long concerned environmentalists and has aggravated a statewide political rift. more