Summary
A collection of news and information related to Water Pollution published by Tribune Company sources.
» Search within 512 items
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
>
512 items on Water Pollution
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
>
-
Water quality data available online
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health provides water sampling results for the beaches at Sandy Point State Park and about 100 county community beaches on its Web site and Water Quality Phone Line. For water quality results, visit www.aahealth....Tags: Beach Vacations, Environmental Pollution, Water, Environmental Politics
-
Credit where credit's due
Marylanders cherish the Chesapeake Bay. Smart entrepreneurs are tapping into the nation's environmental ethos by going green, investing in and promoting products that are less polluting. Might there be a way to take advantage of these two trends to the...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Environmental Pollution, Health Treatments
-
Russia's toxic rivers running out of time
Chicago Tribune correspondentIgor Shopen jabbed a branch into the edge of the Volga River, a stone's throw from the Saratov Oil Refinery's rust-covered storage tanks. In a matter of seconds, black crude billowed from the riverbed like ink from a squid. In the air, the scent of oil...Tags: National Government, Government, Aquaculture, Transportation, Pollution
-
T. Boone Pickens buys water rights in Texas
Tribune staff reporterBattles over water rights for survival and economic growth were dramatically depicted in the films " Chinatown" about Los Angeles and "The Milagro Beanfield War" about the American Southwest. The present-day story unfolding over water's future may...Tags: Personal Finance, Consolidated Water Company Limited, Pentair Incorporated, Disasters, Texas
-
U.S. Sugar deal a milestone in restoring River of Grass
The announcement by Gov. Charlie Crist to purchase approximately 187,000 acres of the Everglades Agricultural Area is tremendous news and a significant milestone in efforts to restore America's Everglades. Acquisition of this farmland south of Lake...Tags: Everglades National Park, Gardens and Parks, Everglades, Conservation, Environmental Pollution
-
At raising and razing dams, state is eager beaver
Chicago Tribune correspondentBIG SPRING, Wis.—While much of the Midwest has been focused for weeks on shoring up levees and dams against massive flooding, a group of government officials and private citizens here has, after five years of haggling, agreed to remove a decades-old...Tags: Local Authority, Spring Creek, Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Wisconsin
-
Kent County company to clean up pollution, pay fine
A Kent County chemical company will have to clean up contaminated groundwater and soil and pay a $200,000 fine under a consent decree announced today by Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. The state sued Chestertown-based Velsicol Chemical Company...Tags: Chestertown, Environmental Pollution, Chesapeake Bay, Pollution, Water
-
WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Faced with international pressure, the Pentagon is changing its policy on cluster bombs and plans to reduce the danger of unexploded munitions in the deadly explosives. The policy shift, outlined in a memo signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, would...Tags: Bombings, California, Sexual Assault, Guerrilla Activity, Vehicles
-
Popular Campground Closed For Culvert Repair
The popular South Fork Hoh Campground located south of Forks is closed until August 1. Construction crews must close the access road to the campground for culvert replacement projects. The closure will also restrict access to the South Fork of the Hoh...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Forestry and Timber
-
EPA dropped wetlands cases after high court ruling
Associated Press WriterThe Bush administration didn't pursue hundreds of potential water pollution cases after a 2006 Supreme Court decision that restricted the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate seasonal streams and wetlands. From July 2006 through...Tags: Local Authority, Stephen Johnson, Transportation, Pollution, Regional Authority
Jul 9, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 9, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 8, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 8, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 8, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jul 7, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 8, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 8, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Jul 7, 2008
|Story| KCPQ-TV
Jul 7, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
