Water & Oceans

"Raising a Stink Over ... The 'BIG PIPE'"

"Ontario's environment ministry has given its blessing to a massive, controversial $550 million sewage line -- known as the "Big Pipe" -- that will open the door to billions of dollars worth of new development in the eastern GTA. However, years after construction started on the project in York Region, politicians are embroiled in in-fighting, as the remainder of the pipeline proposed to run through Pickering faces opposition from residents."

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Canada

Source: Toronto Sun, 10/20/2009

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Supreme Court Property Rights Case Has Environmental Implications

The Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Dec. 2, 2009. The case, which started with legal action in 2004, involves a dispute over restoration of a stretch of Florida panhandle beaches damaged by storms.

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"E.P.A. Vows Better Effort on Water"

"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it would overhaul enforcement of the Clean Water Act, as lawmakers sharply criticized the agency's decade-long lapses in punishing polluters."

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Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2009

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"Report: Coal Plant Would Add 'Harmful' Amount of Mercury To Chesapeake Bay"

"A proposed coal-fired power plant in Surry County (Va.) would add 'significant and harmful' amounts of mercury and other pollutants to the Chesapeake Bay and several river systems in coastal Virginia already suffering from excessive mercury levels, a study released Wednesday concludes."

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Source: Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, 10/15/2009

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"The Trouble Facing Canadian Rivers"

"Canada's major waterways have suffered significant alterations in their natural flows, a WWF-Canada report contends."

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Canada

Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 10/15/2009

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"Water Shortages Cause 100,000 To Flee Homes in Iraq: UN"

"More than 100,000 people in northern Iraq have abandoned their homes since 2005 because of water stress, after drought and over-extraction of groundwater caused the collapse of an ancient water system, UNESCO said on Tuesday."

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Middle East

Source: AFP, 10/14/2009

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"California Tries to Solve Water Woes"

"In a sign that a deal addressing California's longstanding water supply problems may be near, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger convened a special session of the Legislature on Monday to revisit a package of water bills."

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California

Source: NYTimes, 10/13/2009

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"A Sea Change for Ocean Management"

"The Obama administration is proposing a sea change in how we manage our oceans, including a comprehensive policy on fishing, offshore energy, and shipping."

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Source: Living on Earth, 10/12/2009

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"Federal Scientists Oppose Offshore Drilling Plans"

"Citing danger to marine life, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration opposes opening large tracts of coast to drilling and recommends buffer zones off Santa Barbara."

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Source: LA Times, 10/12/2009

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"Giant, Mucus-Like Sea Blobs on the Rise, Pose Danger"

"As sea temperatures have risen in recent decades, enormous sheets of a mucus-like material have begun forming more often, oozing into new regions, and lasting longer, a new Mediterranean Sea study says."

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Source: NatGeo News, 10/12/2009

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