NewsRack: flenvcenter/Water_National/Water-Quality

Controversy winds down on groundwater cleanup plan in SW Salt Lake Valley - Salt Lake Tribune

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

by Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 17, 2013 08:50PM MDT The public dialog about a new drinking-water treatment plant is winding down after a decade of controversy. State water-quality officials hosted a question-and-answer session Monday, followed by a public hearing, on their plans to give final approval for the Southwest Groundwater Treatment Plant in West Jordan. It will treat groundwater that has been contaminated by historic mining in nearby Bingham Canyon. The plant will provide drinking water for Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District custom... ...

Photos of the Day: June 17 - Wall St. Journal: World

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

In today's pictures, a boy jumps into a public swimming pool in Germany, workers climb down scaffolding in China, a little boy wears a banner at a protest in Yemen calling for the release of Guantanamo detainees, and more.

For St. Paul, Edina house explosions, 2 gas suppliers fined - Twincities.com: Local

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Investigations have closed in two February 2010 house explosions, with fines levied against two gas companies.

Q&A: Where Rubber Meets Road - NY Times: Science

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Q&A: Where Rubber Meets Road

Measuring Environmental Sustainability of Water in Watersheds - Environmental Science & Technology: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)

Erich T. Hester and John C. Little — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Environmental Science & Technology

DOI: 10.1021/es400513f

Concord: Firefighters rescue woman who crawled into storm drain - San Jose Mercury News: Local News

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

The woman, whose name was not released, opened the grate of a storm drain in a parking lot on the 1200 block of Concord Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. and climbed down, according to fire dispatch. It took 14 firefighters about one hour to pull her to safety.

Bear mauls Alaska man who gave it barbecue meat - Boston Globe: Latest

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Bear mauls Alaska man who gave it barbecue meat

Delta/Surrey Residents Raise Dust Over U.S. Coal Exports - ENN Network News - ENN

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Prior to the Metro Vancouver meeting Friday, June 14th over the import/export of U.S. coal in the Lower Mainland, a forum on coal was held by Burns Bog Conservation Society and the Wilderness Committee. The forum, held on Wednesday June 12th at the Delta Golf Course (11550 No. 10 Road), was attended by over 200 Delta and Surrey residents. The forum told residents that the coal terminal expansion at Fraser Surrey Docks would result in 175 car train travelling through the community, 4 times a day. At the time, a coal train was sitting on the tracks less than 50 meters from the meeting.

Man found dead in Fairfield was 59-year-old artist - Boston Globe: Latest

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Man found dead in Fairfield was 59-year-old artist

Green diary rescue: Wolves under the gun, eyeballing damselflies & mapping the polar cyclone - Daily Kos

rss@dailykos.com (Meteor Blades) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Every week Daily Kos diarists write dozens of environmentally related posts. Many don't get the readership they deserve. Helping improve the odds is the motivation behind the Green Diary Rescue. In the past seven years, there have been 230 of these spotlighting more than 12,964 eco-diaries. Below are categorized links and excerpts to 50 more that appeared in the past seven days. That makes for lots of good reading during the spare moments of your weekend. [ Disclaimer: Inclusion of a diary in the rescue does not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of it.] Green Diary of the Week Wolves: "Mission Accomplished" —by Agathena : "The original mission was wolf recovery begun in 1994 because of expiration (local extinction) of the grey wolf in many areas. Recovery goals of an equitably distributed wolf population containing at least 300 wolves and 30 breeding pairs in 3 recovery areas within Montana (MT), Idaho (ID), and Wyoming (WY) for at least 3 consecutive years were ...

Sewers back up into teams’ clubhouses - Seattle Times: Top stories

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

An odd, frantic postgame scene greeted anybody wandering the lower corridors or inner stairwells at this ballpark.

Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip - LA Times: Top News

By Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip

THE FINAL WORD - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

CP — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

TERRACE, B.C. - The proponent and opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make their final pitches to a federal review panel starting Monday, at...

Photos of the Day: June 16 - Wall St. Journal: World

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

In today's pictures, Swiss Shepherd dogs compete in Germany, protests rage in Turkey, teams compete in swamp soccer in Russia, and more.

Man's body found in marsh in Fairfield - Boston Globe: Latest

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Man's body found in marsh in Fairfield

End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf - Yahoo: US National

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf - Twincities.com: Nation

By JAY REEVES Associated Press — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

GULF SHORES, Ala.—Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government

End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf - Seattle Times: Top stories

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

International experts on a wide-eyed Pinelands excursion - Philly.com News

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

His colleagues were swatting deer flies and chatting about the moss and microbes under their feet, but their English, soil ecologist Fung Hu of Nanjing, China, acknowledged, was proving difficult for him.

Susan Koefod: My cranky dad got results - Twincities.com: Opinion

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

His license plate said it all. CURMUGN.

Panama's boom helps drive Nicaragua canal dreams - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Curundu used to be a warren of ramshackle wooden houses and reeking open sewers, one of Panama City's most notorious refuges for street gangs and drug dealers.

Clock About To Run Out On Federal Everglades Aid - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Sun Sentinel — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

A standoff between the state and federal government over a new Everglades restoration plan means time could run out on getting Congress to help pay...

Rowhani appears headed to landslide win in Iran elections - LA Times: Top News

By Ramin Mostaghim and Patrick J. McDonnell — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Rowhani appears headed to landslide win in Iran elections

China announces new measures to curb air pollution - Boston Globe: Latest

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:30:00 GMT

China announces new measures to curb air pollution