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A drought-proof water future includes purifying seawater
As chairman of the Florida House Subcommittee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations, I have traveled the state listening to concerns and bringing awareness to one of the most important elements of Florida's future — water supply. Our...Tags: Water, Droughts, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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READER SUBMITTED: Youth Fishing Derby At Shenipsit Lake On Sunday, May 26
Eastern ConnecticutConnecticut Water and the Shenipsit Lake Association announce that a youth fishing derby will be held at the Shenipsit Lake Reservoir in the towns of Ellington, Tolland and Vernon from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, May 26. The fishing derby is for kids up to...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Vernon (Tolland, Connecticut), Ellington
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For Illinois counties, fracking taxes could be too little, too late
Tribune reporterIn Illinois counties with large Amish communities, a $50-a-year buggy license plate tax pays for repairs caused by horse hooves and buggy wheels cutting into roads' soft tar surfaces. Kelly Murray is trying to imagine how those same communities...Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Driftwood Middle in Hollywood a Green Ribbon School
Driftwood Middle School in Hollywood was recently named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. The school was one of 64 recognized nationwide for its efforts in reducing its environmental footprint, improving the health of students and...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education, Driftwood Middle School
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Glendale could see $57 million-worth of improvement projects in the pipeline
Glendale officials have proposed budgeting $57 million next fiscal year for capital improvement projects, including park, street and utility improvements, adding to what City Manager Scott Ochoa this week said was "a lot of good stuff" coming in the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Electricity Production and Distribution, Google Inc., Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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High-flow pedestal and hydraulic-driven centrifugal pumps
New Brighton, MN - Pentair recently unveiled its new Hypro 9208 Series, which is designed to meet today's liquid fertilizing and water transfer needs, as well as the 9308 Series, engineered for high volume spraying of corrosive chemicals in hydrostatic...Tags: New Brighton, Pentair Incorporated, Metal
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Soil moisture and water thrifty crops
Timely rainfall is more critical than normal this growing season. Only the northeast corner of South Dakota has been removed from the drought designation (U.S. Drought Monitor), though it is still abnormally dry. Only 28% of subsoil moisture in the...Tags: Droughts, Natural Disasters, Arable Farming
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Glastonbury Awarded For Energy Efficiencies At Three Buildings
The town has received three "Power Of Change" awards for energy efficiencies at the wastewater treatment facility, Buttonball Lane Elementary School and Town Hall. The town received "first honors" in the top municipal wastewater treatment plant...
Tags: Plant Openings, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Global Warming
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Portland, Ore., mayor concedes that residents have rejected water fluoridation
Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water. With more than 80 percent of the expected ballots counted late Tuesday night, the Multnomah County election website...Tags: Voting, Tooth Decay, Dentistry and Dental Health, Local Elections, Dental Health
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Nicholasville water plants receive state awards
aorwick@jessaminejournal.comThe Nicholasville Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater Treatment Plant are once again being recognized for their work as some of the top treatment facilities in the state. Kentucky’s department for environmental protection division of water has...Tags: Human Interest, Water, Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, Employees
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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: Personal Income, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mary Pat Clarke, Consumers
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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...
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