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U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 20, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 13, 2007 @ 6:32pm neoform

Reuters -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 15, 2007 @ 11:06am neoform

CNN -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 2, 2007 @ 11:27am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- 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... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 5, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 1, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jan 8, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 5, 2007 @ 9:44am neoform

CNN -- 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,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 2, 2007 @ 10:27pm neoform

Yahoo News -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 23, 2007 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Sep 5, 2007 @ 8:09am neoform

SF Gate -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 15, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

Washington Post -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 9, 2007 @ 9:43am neoform

CBS News -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 28, 2007 @ 9:46am neoform

CNN -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 2, 2007 @ 11:06pm neoform

FOX News -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jun 24, 2007 @ 11:50am neoform

CNN -- 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.. Read More