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"University of Arizona Project Could Bring Clean Water To Navajos" [1]

"Instead of going straight to the faucet, many Navajos in northeastern Arizona have to drive 40 miles to haul water from a well back to their homes." Now a University of Arizona project may offer some help.

People & Population [2]
Water & Oceans [3]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: Green Valley News [6], 03/04/2011

"Groups Sue EPA for Documents on Texas Power Plants" [7]

"Two environmental groups have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for access to 350,000 pages of documents about coal-fired power plants blamed for making Texas' pollution problems worse."

Journalism & Media [8]
Air [9]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: Houston Chronicle [10], 02/28/2011

"Navajo Lawmakers OK Lease Extension for NM Plant" [11]

"Navajo lawmakers on Tuesday approved a lease extension for a northwestern New Mexico power plant that means more money for the tribe, sending it to the tribal president for consideration."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: AP [14], 02/18/2011

Meetings Set for Getting Public Feedback on Solar Sites [15]

The federal government has released its draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for identifying and evaluating the best areas on public lands for building utility-scale solar plants. A 90-day public comment period ends March 17, 2011, preceded by 14 meetings in 6 Western states and Washington, D.C.

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Demolition Starts on Oklahoma Superfund Town [20]

"Most of the residents left, the school closed, the city government disbanded and starting this week, nearly every commercial building in Picher, Oklahoma, will be demolished."

Disasters [21]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: Reuters [22], 01/28/2011

Water Fight Brews Amid Texas Fracking Boom [23]

The oil and gas industry is slurping up available groundwater in parts of South Texas where population growth is exploding and global warming may diminish rainfall. There may be a serious crunch ahead.

Energy & Fuel [12]
Planning & Growth [24]
Pollution [25]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: San Antonio Current [26], 01/26/2011

"Dallas County Clear Air Task Force a Model for Others" [27]

"It's not the kind of crime that's likely to appear on CSI. But counterfeit vehicle-inspection stickers that end up in Dallas County have links to deadly drug gangs in Mexico and human smuggling. They contribute to health-threatening pollution problems that also constrain business development in North Texas."

Air [9]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: Dallas News [28], 01/18/2011

NY: "Cuomo Picks 'Open Space' Advocate for Environment Chief" [29]

"Gov. Andrew Cuomo is receiving plaudits from environmental groups for nominating Joseph Martens as the new commissioner of New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation."

Government [30]
Public [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: St. Petersburg Times [32], 01/05/2011

"EPA Ordered to Wait on Taking Over Texas' Greenhouse Gas Permitting" [33]

"U.S. EPA's plan to sidestep state officials and oversee climate rules in Texas has been temporarily blocked by a federal court, making the Lone Star State the only place where businesses cannot apply for greenhouse gas permits that the Obama administration now requires."

Climate Change [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: Greenwire [36], 01/04/2011

"E.P.A. Challenges Texas Over Rules on Emissions" [37]

"HOUSTON — The feud between Texas and the Environmental Protection Agency reached a new level this week, with federal officials saying that they will take over the granting of permits for new power plants and refineries in the state because Texas refuses to regulate its emissions of greenhouse gases."

Environmental Politics [13]
Pollution [25]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [5]
Source: NYTimes [38], 12/23/2010

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