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Rivers station mission on track
2014-08-21 16:23:31| Railroads - Topix.net
A Canadian National train pulls into the Rivers station in July 2013. The Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee - which earlier this year signed a lease to restore the building with the owner, Via Rail - has raised $8,000 and secured a matching contribution from the province to help identify economic opportunities presented by a restored ... (more)
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Canada environment disaster 1.3 billion gallons mining waste flows into rivers
2014-08-07 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Citizens of British Columbia awoke to the thunderous noise of over a billion gallons of mining waste water cascading through Hazeltine Creek earlier this week, polluting the states fresh water supply. According to officials, the open-pit Mount Polley copper and gold mine may have suffered a breach in a tailings pond, which released the mines huge reservoir of waste water into numerous water supplies and fisheries. No official reason for the disaster has yet been given. The breach has affected...
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MDEQ awards waste tire grant to Three Rivers
2014-07-09 10:36:04| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has awarded the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority a $59,000 waste tire grant to continue the local waste tire collection program for small quantity generators of waste tires in Calhoun, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and Union Counties.
Oddball rivers flow north through Alaska Range. Why?
2014-07-05 07:48:06| Railroads - Topix.net
Alaska's landscape has an unusual feature that allows us to enjoy cheap bananas in the Interior and other things that make life possible in the subarctic.
Water, Rivers and Runoff Challenge Ethiopias Expanding Capital
2014-07-01 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The streets of Addis Ababa are increasingly turning into water-logged obstacle courses as downpours increase in the run up to Ethiopias July to September rainy season. Strangers link hands to steady themselves as they step high and gingerly over the spreading puddles and slippery mud. Sustainable drainage systems may not sound like an exciting topic to get the heart beating faster, but it is one of increasing importance in Ethiopia and especially in Addis Ababa as the capital city grows, construction...
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