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California tops list of states with water infrastructure needs
California could use $44.5 billion to fix aging water systems over the next two decades, according to a federal survey that placed the state at the top of a national list of water infrastructure needs. Texas, at nearly $34 billion, and New York, with...
Tags: Water Supply, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Investments
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June 8 In History: The first bank in Imperial since the 1930s will open
>> 50 Years Ago — IMPERIAL — The first bank in Imperial since the 1930s will open for business Monday, June 17, when Bank of America’s new Imperial branch begins operation, it was announced today by Ellis F. Carter, head of the new...Tags: Environmental Issues, Mexico, Banking, Bank of America Corp.
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Animal feeding operation rules get legal tweak
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency amended a 2010 legal settlement this week aimed at ensuring poultry and dairy farmers and feeding operations reduce pollutants entering the bay. The amendment relieves EPA of...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Letters to the Editor: Ozzie & Harriet, lung transplant, tea party
Ozzie & Harriet days Recently, I overheard two women cheering the end of the "Ozzie & Harriet" days. I've since wondered what was so bad about those days. Were there too few no-fault divorces, making both spouses poorer? Too few latch-key kids? Too...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Kathleen Sebelius, National Government, Internal Revenue Service
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Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources posts local water quality test results online
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's environmental regulatory agency says it's the first in the nation to post water quality reports online for all of the state's public water utilities. The move by the state Department of Natural Resources comes...Tags: Economic Indicator, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Conservation
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Missouri wants to know what you think about your drinking water
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —The Missouri Department of Natural Resources urges consumers to become more familiar with their local drinking water provider. The department has made it easier to do so by becoming the first in the nation to post Consumer...
Tags: Water Supply, Economic Indicator, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Consumers
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Brawley approves first reading of sewer use ordinance
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — The City Council here made the first step toward approving an updated sewer-use ordinance during the council meeting Tuesday evening. The suggested ordinance was proposed as a way to fulfill the State and Regional Water Quality Control...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Waste
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High bacteria levels cause closure of swimming beaches at Truman, Lake of the Ozarks state parks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Three state park swimming beaches are temporarily closed for water quality issues. The state park beaches at Harry S Truman in Warsaw, Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach and Mark Twain in Florida are closed following results of...
Tags: Sports, Environmental Issues, Tourism and Leisure, Swimming, E. coli Infection
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Study finds nearly half of Americans not drinking enough water
Mary Nisi, of Chicago, exercises regularly, between yoga, Pilates and tennis, but she worries about not drinking enough water. "I can get behind it if it's Evian and it's always with me," said the owner of a wedding DJ business. "But I'd really rather...
Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Harbor's water quality rated C-minus - with an asterisk
Despite a foul-smelling algae bloom and fish kill this time last year, Baltimore's ailing harbor actually earned a C-minus grade overall for water quality in 2012, according to the latest ecological report card issued by the Healthy Harbor campaign. But...
Tags: Weather, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Environmental Issues, Tour Operations Industry, Annapolis
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Frederick County levies 1-cent storm-water fee
Unhappy over a state law requiring property owners to pay a new fee to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, Frederick County officials have decided to set the charge at just a penny a year. The county's board of commissioners approved the 1-cent storm-...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Annapolis, Water Pollution
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Rising radioactive spills leave Fukushima fishermen floundering
ReutersBy Antoni Slodkowski HISANOHAMA, Japan, May 31 (Reuters) - Dozens of crabs, three small sharks and scores of fish thump on the slippery deck of the fishing boat True Prosperity as captain Shohei Yaoita lands his latest haul, another catch headed not...Tags: Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Environmental Issues, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Plant Openings, Lifestyle and Leisure
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