Gold Rush Hurts River Life in North Carolina
"ELDORADO -- Gold prospectors chasing $1,600-an-ounce flecks in river bottoms east of Charlotte also might be sucking life out of the streams, experts say."
Source: Charlotte Observer, 11/01/2011
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"Feds Announce Plan To Speed Everglades Restoration"
"WASHINGTON -- A new fast-track planning effort could shave years off the next phase of Everglades restoration, putting more fresh and clean water into the central and southern portions of Florida's 'River of Grass' more quickly."
Source: McClatchy, 10/28/2011
"10 Years of Cleanup Bring Ocoee River Back To Life"
"COPPER BASIN, Tenn. — A decade ago, the Ocoee River was dead — devoid of any insect or fish life that normally signals clean water."
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press, 10/17/2011
FL Gov. Scott's Wildlife Appointee Committed Environmental Infractions
To fill a seat on the state wildlife commission, Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott passed over aspirants with relevant experience and credentials and appointed a paving contractor with a record of environmental infractions.
Source: St. Petersburg Times, 10/11/2011
Florida: "Agreement on Silver Springs Puts County in Charge"
"The effort to reduce the rising pollution levels in Silver Springs could become the model for improving the health of freshwater springs statewide. Recently, Marion County commissioners approved an agreement with state environmental regulators that permits the county to lead the process to determine the ceiling for contaminants at the fabled site."
Source: Ocala Star-Banner, 10/03/2011
EPA Finalizes 15 Additional Superfund Sites, Proposes 11 More
Sites in CA, GA, IL, IN, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OR, SC, TN, and TX received a final designation of Superfund status, meaning they are among the most toxic in the country, due to contamination from industrial operations, mining, military activities, landfills, and other sources.
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TVA Public Relations Staff Edited Engineer's Report on Failed Coal-Ash Dam
Dam inspections began before the Dec. 2008 spill incident of 5.4 million cubic yards of coal-ash slurry in Tennessee. Afterward, the initial draft engineer's report of the pre-spill inspection noted several eroded areas needed to be fixed "immediately;" the word was subsequently struck from the report.
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