"How Clean Are Indiana's Waterways?"
"About a mile south of Lucas Oil Stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Tony Chao stood fishing one recent morning on the bank of the White River."
Source: Indianapolist Star, 06/05/2012
Water & Oceans
"Repsol's Move Raises Questions About Cuba Offshore Oil Drilling"
"Spain's Repsol oil company announced Tuesday it was 'almost certain' to withdraw from exploration in Cuba, after spending an estimated $150 million on a dry well and seeing far more profitable prospects in other countries such as Brazil and Angola."
Source: Miami Herald, 05/31/2012
Southern Great Plains Could Run Out of Groundwater in 30 Years: Study
"A new study looking at key aquifers beneath the Great Plains and California's Central Valley suggests that areas of Texas and Kansas are drawing groundwater at an unsustainable rate."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 05/31/2012
Data.gov Keeps on Giving Gifts to Gumshoe Reporters
The federal Data.gov, while not perfect, has grown over three years especially strong in datasets from federal agencies that deal with the environment, energy, natural resources, health, and science. Many of them are downloadable, so that you can crunch them on your own computer. Several are map layers or geo-tagged in some way. See a few randomly chosen examples here.
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New Ohio Law Limits Disclosure of Fracking Fluid Ingredients
The Ohio legislature cleared a fracking bill May 24, 2012 that increases inspections of wells and requires drillers to hold liability insurance. But Reuters reports: "Many Democrats said the bill paves the way for the industry to hide information about toxic chemicals that could contaminate groundwater."
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Illinois Sues Wood River Refinery, Alleging Water Pollution
"Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued current and past owners of Phillips 66's Wood River, Illinois, refinery on Tuesday, alleging the ground water in the nearby town of Roxana, Illinois, was contaminated by the plant."
Source: Reuters, 05/30/2012
"Regulators’ Challenge: Saving, Understanding Great Salt Lake"
"They gathered in airboats off the northeastern corner of the Great Salt Lake shoreline. Above, clouds jostled in the vast Utah sky."
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 05/30/2012
"New and Frozen Frontier Awaits Offshore Oil Drilling"
President Obama's preoccupation with Shell's proposal to drill for oil in the offshore Arctic -- even after the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico -- appears to signal that it will be inevitable, barring a major legal challenge.
Source: NY Times, 05/28/2012
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