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Old-School Reporting in a New-Style Package [1]

"Inside Story" editor Beth Daley speaks with J. Carl Ganter, director of Circle of Blue, a Michigan-based team of journalists and researchers that reports on the global intersection of water, food and energy. Photo: Punjabi farmers who use free water and energy are causing food waste and power shortages in India. Credit: © J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue.

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"Judge Rules Feds Must Pay for Katrina Flood Damage" [6]

"A federal judge ruled Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers' construction and management of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) channel had created a "ticking time bomb" for the New Orleans area and that the federal government must pay for some of the flood damage from Hurricane Katrina and subsequent storms."

Disasters [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [10], 05/05/2015

"N.C. Dairy Promises To Improve How It Handles Cow Waste" [11]

"The western North Carolina dairy farm that pleaded guilty to allowing 11,000 gallons of cow feces into a nearby river used for drinking water and recreation promised to make a series of changes to its operations to prevent such spills in the future."

Agriculture [12]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: McClatchy [15], 05/05/2015

"Millions of Trees Die in California Drought, Adding To Fire Danger" [16]

"California's drought led to the deaths of 12.5 million trees in the state's forests last year, leaving behind huge amounts of dry fuel that could burn easily as the summer wildfire season begins, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday."

Climate Change [17]
Forests [18]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [19]
Source: Reuters [20], 05/05/2015

"Fracking Chemicals Detected in Pennsylvania Drinking Water" [21]

"An analysis of drinking water sampled from three homes in Bradford County, Pa., revealed traces of a compound commonly found in Marcellus Shale drilling fluids, according to a study published on Monday."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
Source: NY Times [25], 05/05/2015

"House Passes $35B Bill for Energy Department, Water Projects [26]

"House Republicans Friday passed the second of 12 spending bills for the upcoming budget year, a $35 billion measure funding the Energy Department and popular water projects constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [27]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [28], 05/04/2015

"Central Valley's Growing Concern: Crops Raised With Oil Field Water" [29]

"The use of treated oil field water to raise Central Valley crops raises questions about food chain safety".

Agriculture [12]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [19]
Source: LA Times [30], 05/04/2015

"California Water Plan Has Less Money for Environmental Restoration" [31]

"A controversial plan to divert water from above a key California watershed, pushed hard by Governor Jerry Brown as a vital new anchor for the state's drought-parched water system, would involve far less environmental restoration than initially proposed under changes announced on Thursday."

Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [19]
Source: Reuters [33], 05/01/2015

"Russia To Power Arctic Drilling With Floating Nuclear Reactors" [34]

"It would sit in the icy waters of the Arctic, and provide a constant supply of electricity to a massive rig drilling for oil. They could be mass produced, potentially cutting the cost of drilling projects. The twist? The electricity on these floating power plants would come from a nuclear reactor."

Disasters [7]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Antarctica & Arctic [36]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [37], 04/30/2015

"White House Threatens Veto of GOP Bill To Kill Water Regs" [38]

"The White House has threatened to veto a Republican bill that would repeal a controversial Environmental Protection Agency clean water rule."

Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [39], 04/30/2015

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