A Florida-based oil company has applied for a state permit to drill an exploratory oil well north of Immokalee in Collier County, a project that water managers and the local water and sewer district said may threaten drinking water supplies in the region.
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A state report shows trouble in Southwest Florida’s water. Scientists warn that areas of our water are polluted with nutrients and bacteria.
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Desalination is the process of getting salt out of saltwater so that it’s drinkable and usable on land. There are two main techniques: You can boil the water, then catch the steam, leaving behind the salt. Or you can blast the water through filters that catch the salt but let the liquid through. The latter is the more modern process, but both methods use a lot of energy.
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The mayors of Edison, Metuchen, South Plainfield and Woodbridge have retained an environmental consultant after Middlesex Water Co. announced a regulated contaminant was detected in groundwater samples from the company’s Park Avenue Treatment Plant in South Plainfield.
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Aging infrastructure and chemical pollution have led to high-profile cases of contamination from Michigan to West Virginia and beyond.
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Illinois waterways saw a double digit rise in harmful pollutants over the past five years according to a new state report.
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The water crisis that experts have been warning about for decades has arrived. A warming climate and growing population mean a dwindling supply of fresh water. A scientist, activist and entrepreneur are among those on the front lines of the efforts to provide clean water.
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The Bureau of Reclamation is forecasting first-ever water shortages because of falling levels at Lake Mead and says the reservoir could drop so low that it might not be able to generate electricity at Hoover Dam.
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The Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Environmental Quality have identified 15 sites in Linn and Benton counties that need to be tested for the presence of toxic chemicals known as PFAS.
The sites include a school, several mobile home parks, industrial sites and municipal water systems.
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Officials in Benton Harbor, Michigan, announced a state of emergency this week in a bid to ensure that lead pipes contaminating the city’s water supply are replaced more quickly.
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