Posts Tagged ‘Water’
Cotter Dam blowout ‘beyond control’
Canberra's water authority ACTEW has defended its handling of the Cotter Dam enlargement project as construction runs over schedule and budget.
Study: EPA underestimated cost of Florida water standards
The costs for Florida to switch to a more stringent set of water pollution standards are expected to exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates, according to a National Research Council report released yesterday. According to the report, the EPA considered only those waters that would be newly More...
Landslides: How rainfall dried up Panama’s drinking water
Published: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 11:33 in Earth & Climate Related images(click to enlarge) Marcos Guerra, STRI Robert Stallard To understand the long-term effects of a prolonged tropical storm in the Panama Canal watershed, Robert Stallar...
Methane levels 17 times higher in water wells near hydrofracking sites
Published: Monday, May 9, 2011 - 14:33 in Earth & Climate A study by Duke University researchers has found high levels of leaked methane in well water collected near shale-gas drilling and hydrofracking sites. The scientists collected and analyze...
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