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"S.S. Badger Coal Ash Dumping Surprises Many" [1]

A historic ferry that carries cars and passengers across Lake Michigan is still dumping ash from its coal-fired engines into the Lake -- legally.
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [4]
Source: Muskegon Chronicle [5], 06/08/2009

"Learning To Live With Less Water" [6]

"Droughts are nothing new for the Western US. But lately, even some parts of the country surrounded by water have gotten a taste of droughts. Rebecca Williams reports as our population grows, some experts say we're going to have to learn to live with less water."
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Environment Report [8], 06/05/2009

Feds Cut Water to California [9]

"Farmers and urban users will see about a 5% to 7% annual reduction from actions intended to help salmon and other fish."
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
California [10]
Source: LA Times [11], 06/05/2009

El Nino Could Develop as Hurricane Season Opens [12]

"The El Nino weather pattern, which can bring global weather chaos such as droughts and floods, could develop within weeks, [NOAA's] Climate Prediction Center ...ssid."
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [14], 06/05/2009

"Crime Scene Cleanup" in Kelly AFB Toxics Case [15]

New evidence indicates the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry fails to protect communities from dangers such as the now-disappearing plumes of toxic groundwater carrying cancer-causing chemicals far beyond the Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio, TX.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [17]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [2]
Military [19]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Suit Aims To Stop Logging Near Rio Grande [21]

Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging a National Fores logging project in Colorado that would impact the headwaters of the Rio Grande.
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: ENS [22], 06/03/2009

Book Shelf, Book 1 - Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People And The Environment [23]

Exploring the legacy of dams and human delusions of grandeur

DEEP WATER: THE EPIC STRUGGLE OVER DAMS, DISPLACED PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT Jacques Leslie 
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, $15.75

Reviewed by NANCY BAZILCHUK 

A dam may not be forever, even if constructions like the Hoover Dam are expected to survive for a thousand years. A dam's environmental and social impacts, though, are enormous, extensive and essentially irreversible.

Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [2]
Journalism & Media [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Deadly Water -- Black Falls: Water Sources, But None To Drink" [25]

Drought is driving some people in the Navajo Nation to drink water that is contaminated with uranium and other contaminants.
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: Gallup Independent [26], 06/02/2009

"Flood of Anger" [27]

A proposed dam on the Similkameen River close to the border between Washington and British Columbia raises thorny trans-border water issues.
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
Canada [28]
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail [29], 06/01/2009

"Judge Orders New Plan for Dam Releases into Grand Canyon" [30]

"Federal officials must reconsider the irregular water releases from Glen Canyon Dam, which may harm the humpback chub, an endangered fish."
Water & Oceans [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: LA Times [31], 06/01/2009

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