en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/us/water/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/us/feds_scramble_to_prevent_massive/ It could be a month or two before work begins to ease the threat of a catastrophic flood in a historic mining town, officials say. More than a billion gallons of water contaminated with heavy metals is trapped in a tunnel in the mountains above the town o news us 2008-02-20 08:13:16 http://www.newsique.com/us/feds_scramble_to_prevent_massive/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/20/mining.town.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/feds_scramble_to_prevent_massive/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/marines_drank_tainted_water_for_/ As many as 75,000 people may have drunk water contaminated by dry cleaning fluid at the U.S. Marine base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. The contamination lasted for 30 years until news us 2007-06-13 18:32:04 http://www.newsique.com/us/marines_drank_tainted_water_for_/ Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTON30496520070613 http://www.newsique.com/sources/reuters/ 93 Shocking [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/marines_drank_tainted_water_for_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/ex-generals_global_warming_threa/ Global warming poses a "serious threat to America's national security" and the U.S. likely will be dragged into fights over water and other shortages, top retired military leaders warn in a new report. The report says that in the next 30 to 40 years th news us 2007-04-15 11:06:42 http://www.newsique.com/us/ex-generals_global_warming_threa/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/15/warming.military.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Important [7] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/ex-generals_global_warming_threa/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/engineers_122_levees_at_risk_of_/ One hundred twenty-two levees from Maryland to California are at risk of failing, according to a list released Thursday by the Army Corps of Engineers. news us 2007-02-02 11:27:00 http://www.newsique.com/us/engineers_122_levees_at_risk_of_/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070202/ap_on_go_ot/risky_levees;_ylt=A9G_RwSyTMNFuLwAMjCyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA0cDJlYmhvBHNlYwM- http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Important [16] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/engineers_122_levees_at_risk_of_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/governor_declares_drought_orders/ Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today declared a statewide drought and ordered the state Department of Water Resources to quickly transfer water to areas with the most severe water shortages. The executive order also calls on the state water department to c news us 2008-06-05 08:12:16 http://www.newsique.com/us/governor_declares_drought_orders/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/304714149/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/governor_declares_drought_orders/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/west_water_woes_tied_to_mans_war/ People driving their cars, cranking on their air conditioners and switching on lights and dishwashers are responsible for most of the climate changes that are gradually drying up water supplies in arid and growing western states, a new study finds. Tho news us 2008-02-01 08:21:44 http://www.newsique.com/us/west_water_woes_tied_to_mans_war/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22935934/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/west_water_woes_tied_to_mans_war/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/crane_falls_off_sf_pier_into_bay/ A crane with a worker aboard fell off Pier 70 in San Francisco today, spilling a small amount of oil into the water, authorities said. The unidentified man was not hurt, fire Lt. Mindy Talmadge said. The 100-ton crane, owned by BAE Systems, was on a news us 2008-01-08 08:12:43 http://www.newsique.com/us/crane_falls_off_sf_pier_into_bay/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/213053450/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/crane_falls_off_sf_pier_into_bay/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/northwest_reels_from_deadly_back/ A pair of storms that slammed into the Pacific Northwest had much of the region under water Tuesday, leaving five people dead, thousands without power and major highways shut down. The governors of Oregon and Washington have declared states of emergency, news us 2007-12-05 09:44:39 http://www.newsique.com/us/northwest_reels_from_deadly_back/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/04/northwest.storms/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/northwest_reels_from_deadly_back/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/tennessee_town_has_run_out_of_wa/ As twilight falls over this Tennessee town, Mayor Tony Reames drives up a dusty dirt road to the community's towering water tank and begins his nightly ritual in front of a rusty metal valve. With a twist of the wrist, he releases the tank's meager wat news us 2007-11-02 22:27:56 http://www.newsique.com/us/tennessee_town_has_run_out_of_wa/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/town_without_water;_ylt=AqaZrojpF368Ke7i_W1sxwqs0NUE http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/tennessee_town_has_run_out_of_wa/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/vermont_is_the_greenest_state_in/ Another example: Maryland. Only 10 states have a lower carbon footprint per capita than Maryland, and the state has a relatively low instance of water facilities exceeding their Clean Water Act permits, according to PIRG. In addition, Maryland ranks 40th news us 2007-10-23 08:21:10 http://www.newsique.com/us/vermont_is_the_greenest_state_in/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21409672/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/vermont_is_the_greenest_state_in/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/five_workers_die_in_chemical_fir/ A chemical fire ignited at a hydroelectric plant outside this mountain town and five workers who were trapped in an empty water tunnel there were found dead, authorities said Tuesday. Crews went in from the bottom of the tunnel to put out the fire and news us 2007-10-03 08:18:16 http://www.newsique.com/us/five_workers_die_in_chemical_fir/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21107259/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/five_workers_die_in_chemical_fir/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/colo_hydroelectric_plant_fire_ki/ A chemical fire ignited at a hydroelectric plant outside this mountain town and five workers who were trapped in an empty water tunnel there were found dead, authorities said Tuesday. Crews went in from the bottom of the tunnel to put out the fire and news us 2007-10-03 08:18:15 http://www.newsique.com/us/colo_hydroelectric_plant_fire_ki/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/164597755/2007-10-03-plant-explosion_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Interesting [5] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/colo_hydroelectric_plant_fire_ki/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/renewing_the_upper_truckee_marsh/ Bruce Eisner tromped past a half-dozen geese lolling in the water, marched across the muddy shoreline and stopped on the grassy bank of the Upper Truckee River. It was a brilliant warm day at Lake Tahoe, the forested mountains rising spectacularly all news us 2007-09-05 08:09:41 http://www.newsique.com/us/renewing_the_upper_truckee_marsh/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/152352723/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/renewing_the_upper_truckee_marsh/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/withered_dc_region_cries_for_wat/ On Maryland's Eastern Shore, wells have gone dry and children are bathing from trash cans. In Alexandria, hundreds of trees have died. In Southern Maryland, nurseries are watching sales wither almost as fast as homeowner's gardens. And at the Nation news us 2007-08-15 08:17:18 http://www.newsique.com/us/withered_dc_region_cries_for_wat/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/14/AR2007081401953.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/withered_dc_region_cries_for_wat/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/mta_mayhem/ Fast-moving storms caused major flooding Wednesday morning that overwhelmed New York's subway system. In the end, thousands of people were left scratching their heads and wiping sweat from their brows as they found themselves stuck in sizzling heat search news us 2007-08-09 09:43:25 http://www.newsique.com/us/mta_mayhem/ CBS News http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_220080815.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/mta_mayhem/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/flood-hit_uk_braces_for_more_rai/ Heavy rain could bring more chaos over the weekend in parts of the country already devastated by the worst flooding in 60 years, the Met Office said on Saturday. Forecasters issued severe weather warnings for much of southern England and Wales, with up to news us 2007-07-28 09:46:32 http://www.newsique.com/us/flood-hit_uk_braces_for_more_rai/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/28/britain.floods.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/flood-hit_uk_braces_for_more_rai/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/ease_up_on_the_faucet_residents_/ Cities and counties across the USA are adopting mandatory or voluntary water restrictions, with the likelihood of tougher measures if drought in many regions persists and conservation efforts fall short. One of the broadest compulsory orders is a 15% c news us 2007-07-06 08:18:44 http://www.newsique.com/us/ease_up_on_the_faucet_residents_/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/130972099/2007-07-05-water-use_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/ease_up_on_the_faucet_residents_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/drought_a_drain_in_wine_country/ Charles Willard swears by his new high-tech outdoor irrigation system that uses satellite-monitored ground weather stations around the region to manage how much water his grass and plants receive. Cool or cloudy means less irrigation. A heat wave tells news us 2007-07-06 08:18:44 http://www.newsique.com/us/drought_a_drain_in_wine_country/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/130957978/2007-07-05-insidewater_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/drought_a_drain_in_wine_country/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/oil_spill_into_verdigris_river_a/ An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes. Kansas got a break from the weather Monday, but more rain was scattered over Texas news us 2007-07-02 23:06:20 http://www.newsique.com/us/oil_spill_into_verdigris_river_a/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287580,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/oil_spill_into_verdigris_river_a/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/san_francisco_says_no_to_bottled/ Is city water better than bottled water? Mayor Gavin Newsom thinks so. Newsom has issued an executive order banning city departments from buying bottled water, even for water coolers. The ban goes into effect July 1, and will extend to water coolers by news us 2007-06-24 11:50:20 http://www.newsique.com/us/san_francisco_says_no_to_bottled/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/24/bottled.water.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/san_francisco_says_no_to_bottled/#comments