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FEATURE-'Irrational' hackers are growing U.S. security fear
Reuters* Aging control systems vulnerable to attack-experts * Infrastructure malfunctions loom as hackers probe networks * U.S. power grid target of daily cyber attacks By Jim Finkle May 22 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity researcher HD Moore discovered he could...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Michael Chertoff, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Crime, National Security Agency
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Palmer Apartment Residents Want Answers to Water Woes
Channel 2 NewsLife at the Creekwood Park apartment complex in Palmer is anything but pleasant. Complaints of backed up toilets, sinks and dishwashers, and having to take showers and baths in brown water, is the talk among several families living there. "Every day our...Tags: Breast Cancer
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Doland gets new water tower
Needed upgrades to the Doland drinking water system have led to the loss of the town's historic water tower. Doland's original water tower was built in 1917, but was badly rusted and needed to be replaced, said Kam DesLauriers, the town's finance...
Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Water, Painting
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
INDIANAPOLIS-DEADLY FIRE Chief: Burns, smoke inhalation killed 2 children INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two children killed in a fire east of Indianapolis Monday suffered "very bad" burns and smoke inhalation. Cumberland Police Chief Mike...Tags: Ball State University, Purdue University, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, American Civil Liberties Union, Fires
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Baltimore water bills could rise by 15 percent
Customers of Baltimore's water system would see their water bills go up 15 percent — more than expected — under a proposal the Department of Public Works announced Monday. The projected rate hike follows years of increases and will bring a...
Tags: Consumers, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Personal Income, Mary Pat Clarke, U.S. Conference of Mayors
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COLUMN-U.S. aquifers fall as farmers take too much: Kemp
Reuters(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers are withdrawing unsustainable volumes of groundwater to irrigate their crops, resulting in an accelerating decline in...Tags: Conservation, Richard Nixon, Environmental Issues, Water, U.S. Geological Survey
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EPA adds Martinsville site to top Superfund list
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A hazardous waste site that threatens the drinking water supply in the south-central Indiana city of Martinsville has been added to the federal government's highest priority cleanup list. The U.S. Environmental...Tags: Environmental Issues, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Environmental Politics, Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated -USGS
ReutersBy Environment Correspondent Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was...Tags: Environmental Issues, Water, U.S. Geological Survey
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Executive Branch, Science and Technology, Government, Charles Street, U.S. Department of Justice
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Buffalo Grove to offer meters for underground sprinklers
Lake County homeowners with underground sprinkler systems in the village of Buffalo Grove will soon have the option of using separate irrigation meters to gauge outdoor water usage. "The irrigation meter is just another option to give customers the... -
Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Diabetes, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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$55M NorthWestern power plant ready to go
A new $55 million power plant south of Aberdeen is ready to provide electricity during peak demand. The 60-megawatt NorthWestern Energy plant was commissioned April 30 after performance testing. "The Aberdeen peaker plant illustrates NorthWestern'...
Tags: Business, Plant Openings
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