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IID water payback obligations pouring in
Staff WriterThe amount of water that the Imperial Irrigation District is expected to pay back to the Colorado River keeps rising. In addition to nearly 180,000 acre-feet of water that the IID ordered in excess over the last two years and a projected overrun for...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Jimmy Orth: Better plan needed for water conservation
In a recent May 8 op-ed, Colleen Castille said that "today, we're too far down the road of water consumption to turn back, but we can move forward with a better plan." I wholeheartedly agree that Florida needs a better plan, one that aggressively focuses...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Tampa, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Water
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Public hearing scheduled on proposed budget for Funkstown
holly.shok@herald-mail.comProperty tax rates are expected to increase in the upcoming fiscal year, but Funkstown residents will not pay more because of low property assessments, according to a town official. The town’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year calls...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Environmental Issues, The Herald-Mail, Energy Saving
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City evaluating public's conservation recommendations
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe City of Wichita has released a drought response based on six public meetings focused on conservation efforts. The city asked for the public's input during city council district meetings. While the recent rains have helped the three-year drought,...Tags: Droughts, Natural Disasters
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New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed
Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...Tags: Land Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council, U.S. Department of the Interior, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Lawmakers retreat from high-profile energy legislation
After a 2012 focused on major long-term energy issues, the Legislature retreated a bit from high profile energy legislation this year. Instead, attention was more narrowly focused on altering existing laws regarding the construction of nuclear power...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Executive Branch, Sales, Business, Environmental Issues
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Miami-Dade lawmakers quiz officials on costly sewer overhaul
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - Local lawmakers in Florida's Miami-Dade County on Thursday queried details of a planned $12.6 billion reconstruction of the county's run-down water and sewer system in a bid to counter swelling opposition to fee hikes tied to the 15-...Tags: Justice System, Local Government, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice, Credit Ratings
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SD board receives mining report
Goldcorp plans to mine at the old Golden Reward site in the Black Hills after acid-rock drainage is addressed, a company official said Thursday. Leakage appears to be happening where the cap over acidic rock meets a high wall at the West Liberty pit....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Goldcorp Incorporated, Physiology, Mining, Richmond Hill
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Dam proposal floated for the Lehigh River in Allentown
A Colorado firm has begun applying for permits to study the feasibility of a hydroelectric facility on the Lehigh River in Allentown. In February, Hamilton Street Hydro LLC of Boulder, Colo. submitted an application to the U.S. Federal Energy...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Allentown, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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U.N. says there is hope for Yemen if funds are forthcoming
Reuters* Yemen needs funds to help ease humanitarian crises * Signs of hope despite presence of al Qaeda wing * Qat a major drain on people's energy, water resources By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 16 (Reuters) - Yemen, home to what Washington considers al Qaeda'...Tags: Arab Spring, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen, Al-Qaeda, United Nations
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Letters to the Editor for May 16
“42” reminds how far we’ve come on race Dear Editor, The other night my wife Kristen and I went to see the movie42, the Jackie Robinson story. Being the son of a baseball coach and having played baseball in high school, I am...
Tags: High School Sports, Baseball, Jackie Robinson, Justice and Rights, High Schools
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Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking'
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...Tags: Land Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council, U.S. Department of the Interior, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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