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Asian carp may have breached barrier.
The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes might be over. New research shows the fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 20 November 2009.
Disease rife as more people squeeze into fewer toilets.
Water and sanitation services in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, are getting worse as a growing urban population tries to squeeze more out of already skeletal services. UN IRIN. 20 November 2009.
Work on water treatment plant begins.
Town residents are about a year away from the completion of a new water treatment facility. The official ground-breaking ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 17, on a picture perfect day at the plant's future site at 500 Route 107. Exeter Hampton Union, New Hampshire. 20 November 2009.
The Atlantic Water Summit …after these messages.
If Monsanto’s presence at a water summit seems a little like a defense contractor at a peace rally, then, you can imagine how many questions reporters had for Hugh Grant, Monsanto's CEO and conference sponsor. Keep imagining because none were asked. DC Bureau. Opinion, 20 November 2009.
Silica nanoparticles flow in (and out of) waste.
New research highlights some of the issues swirling around nanomaterials in wastewater, but no answers are forthcoming. Environmental Science & Technology. 19 November 2009.
Vietnam: Water, water all around—plus all the risks it brings.
Based on a study by the International Centre for Environmental Management, an independent group that promotes ecologically sustainable development, two-thirds of southern Ho Chi Minh could be under water during storms by 2050. Inter Press Service. 19 November 2009.
82 pc of lakes in bad shape.
After a nearly two-year long exhaustive study of major water bodies in and around the City, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has come out with this key finding: 82 pc of the lakes and tanks in the City are in conditions ranging from bad to worse. Deccan Herald, India. 19 November 2009.
Govt firm to address environmental challenges costing Rs 365 bln to national kitty.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said the country’s environmental challenges was costing Rs 365 billion to the national exchequer and said the government was fully aware of this situation while making concerted efforts for meeting this challenge. Associated Press of Pakistan. 19 November 2009.
New park building’s design pays tribute to its environment.
A new service building in Vincent Massey Park will feature a design that is both whimsical and conserves water. Ottawa Citizen, Ontario. 19 November 2009.
Group: Male fish are producing eggs in our rivers.
A citizens' group has asked Congress to protect human health from contaminants that are causing male fish to produce eggs. The "intersex" condition is believed to be caused by chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system. Charleston State Journal, West Virginia. 19 November 2009.
EPA, BLM dispute slows progress on Superfund site cleanup near Roseburg.
Bureaucratic snags threaten to slow cleanup of the state's dirtiest abandoned mine, a Superfund site in southern Oregon that leaches 5 million gallons of fish-killing, acid rock drainage into nearby creeks each year. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 19 November 2009.
Malibu mobile home park receives reduced fine for sewage spills.
A Malibu mobile home park that was hit with a proposed fine of $1.65 million in February for repeatedly allowing raw sewage to spill into the ocean and local creeks will be ordered to pay a mere fraction of the penalty. Los Angeles Times, California. 19 November 2009.
Water safety issues surface at Surfrider Foundation meeting.
Members of the Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter gathered to discuss several crucial issues, including the initiatives of The Blue Water Task Force (BWTF), the county’s use of injection wells and Surfrider Foundation’s near-shore bacteria testing program. Maui Weekly, Hawaii. 19 November 2009.
Deep budget cuts in Macomb County compromise water safety.
Here in the state’s third most populous county, downsizing the budget means supersizing the risk of contaminated water, among other public health calamities. Michigan Messenger, Michigan. 18 November 2009.
What if the water wins?
The Netherlands, which has wrestled with the ocean for centuries, is the ideal lab for finding solutions to the risks of global warming. There's a growing recognition, though, that the age-old approach to flooding — taller dikes and more storm gates — may have to give way to embracing the water. Time Magazine. 18 November 2009.
Jakarta: A plethora of problems.
Experts predict that Jakarta's population will hit 30 million people by 2020, bringing with it increased traffic, higher levels of pollution, a collapse of the public transportation network and environmental degradation from uncontrolled groundwater extraction and increased sewage. Jakarta Post, Indonesia. 18 November 2009.
Crews begin cleanup of I-95 chemical spill.
Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and a hazardous materials contractor began on Tuesday to remove soil along the highway contaminated by chemicals after a lost and allegedly drunken Tennessee truck driver spilled his load late Sunday. Bangor Daily News, Maine. 18 November 2009.
Officials: Chesapeake health costly.
Fixing the ailing Chesapeake Bay will cost everyone living in its watershed area, but it will also create local benefits, said federal officials who came to the area on Tuesday to outline their massive plan to put the bay on a “diet.” Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, Pennsylvania. 18 November 2009.
Wastewater pit permit OK'd over objections.
The first phase of an evaporative-wastewater facility southeast of De Beque was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Mesa County Commission. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Colorado. 18 November 2009.
Gas drilling rules move forward in Farmington.
Proposed changes to natural gas drilling rules in the city of Farmington, including a measure that could require companies to locate wells next to each other so they occupy less land, gained traction Tuesday. Farmington Daily Times, New Mexico. 18 November 2009.
Bad septic system can poison wells.
Most Star Valley residents get their water from a well, flush their toilets into to a septic system and have never tested their groundwater. Payson Roundup, Arizona. 18 November 2009.
Climate change and hysteria.
I fully support cleaning up our environment, stopping pollution, improving living conditions for people, but doing the right things for the wrong reasons does not make the reasons correct. Honiara Solomon Star, Solomons Islands. Opinion, 18 November 2009.
Nanosilver in consumer products: No silver lining for fish.
Smaller than a virus and used in more than 200 consumer products, silver nanoparticles can kill and mutate fish embryos, new research shows. Increasingly popular in consumer goods, they wash down drains and are discharged into lakes and rivers, exposing fish and other aquatic life. Environmental Health News. 17 November 2009.
Schools in the dark about tainted lunches.
The story of how food with a history of making kids sick continued to get into schools illustrates broad failures in government programs meant to provide safe, quality meals for America's children, a USA TODAY investigation found. Government roadblocks put the rights of manufacturers ahead of providing information that could protect children. USA Today. 17 November 2009.
A silent killer in Bangladesh wells.
Wells all over the country tap into shallow aquifers with high concentrations of arsenic. Now researchers report that they've figured out the cause of this contamination. Science. 17 November 2009.
Bangladesh mass poisoning mystery solved.
One of the world's great poisoning mysteries may have been solved – the source of the arsenic that turns up in lethal quantities in hundreds of thousands of wells across Bangladesh. The answer is ponds. New Scientist. 17 November 2009.
Clean-up for ‘stinking’ rivers.
Work is to begin on a US$352 million clean-up of Ha Noi’s Nhue and To Lich rivers – the capital’s drainage system, whose stinking, polluted waters are damaging the environment and affecting the health of thousands of residents living along its banks. Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam. 17 November 2009.
Petition seeks groundwater testing for area around former Norden Systems, Inc. site.
East Norwalk resident Rick Giordano on Monday delivered to City Hall a petition requesting groundwater testing for the area surrounding the former Norden Systems, Inc. property. Norwalk Hour, Connecticut. 17 November 2009.
Fix the pipes, save the river.
Fixing aging sewer systems along the Hudson River will likely cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Continuing to allow such pollution in a region that could be so much more enriched by the Hudson, however, might well have a price that's beyond calculation. Albany Times Union, New York. Editorial, 17 November 2009.
New nonprofit uses Web to pressure Chevron.
Retired retail executive Richard Goldman was astonished when he heard about the $27 billion pollution lawsuit against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador. Astonished at the contamination. And astonished that he'd never heard of it. So he created a nonprofit that will use social-networking tools to spread word of the case and put pressure on Chevron. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 16 November 2009.
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