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River coalition calls for better conservation after TCEQ action
2015-03-06 22:19:12| Waste Management - Topix.net
TCEQ officially approved the emergency order as requested by LCRA to stop releases of interruptible water from the Highland Lakes to irrigation operations in Colorado, Wharton and Matagorda counties. It comes as no surprise to Texas rice growers that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted to cut off Colorado River irrigation water to agriculture and the environment for the fourth straight year during a meeting Wednesday That action rubber-stamps an emergency water request from the Lower Colorado River Authority , the group charged with managing water resources along the 862 mile waterway.
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UN calls for investment in disaster resilience as costs reach $300bn per year
2015-03-06 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The UN is calling on countries to increase investment in risk reduction strategies after it revealed in a report that the cost of disasters worldwide has reached an average of $250 billion (164) to $300 billion (197bn) every year. The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction has been published ahead of a conference on disaster reduction taking place in Sendai, Japan, between the 14 and 18 March. The UN argues that climate change is already increasing the risk of disasters, from...
EU's Vestager Tested by Calls to Halt Mobile Phone Mergers
2015-03-05 14:41:48| Appliances - Topix.net
Vestager, the Danish finance minister until taking the EU post last year, is reviewing three transactions in the industry, with more in the pipeline. She's even facing pressure at home, where politicians are urging her to block TeliaSonera AB's plan to merge its Danish business with Telenor ASA's.
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Federal justice attorney calls Portland's community-monitored police reform agreement 'innovative'
2015-03-04 21:26:18| PortlandOnline
Oregonian, 2/10/15
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House Calls: Consummate Collector Pads His Soho Loft with Provocative Art
2015-03-03 20:25:54| Real Estate - Topix.net
Welcome to House Calls , a feature in which Curbed tours lovely, offbeat, or otherwise awesome homes . Think your space should be featured next? Drop us a line .
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