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05.13.15 -- EPA Issues Health Advisories To Protect Against Algal Toxins In Drinking Water
2015-05-12 02:34:07| pollutiononline News Articles
05/13/15 Pollution Online Newsletter
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Why Food Companies Should Be More Afraid Of Water Scarcity
2015-05-12 00:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: America's biggest food production companies face a growing threat of water scarcity, according to a new report from Ceres, an environmental sustainability group. Producing food, after all, requires more water than almost any other business on Earth. And the outlook isn't pretty: One-third of food is grown in areas of high or extremely high water stress, while pollution and climate change are further limiting supplies of clean water around the world. And yet two-thirds of the 37 U.S. food companies...
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Steel on the Water Critical for Offshore Wind in U.S
2015-05-11 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Offshore wind power, a source of renewable energy that Europeans have been investing in for decades, has not yet materialized in the U.S. as debates have swirled about the viability of wind farms off the country's coastlines. That, however, may be about to change. The Block Island Wind Farm is set to break ground in July off the coast of Rhode Island, and with it, the future of offshore wind in the U.S. seems very real. If completed, it will be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., and...
Why California Farmers Are Conflicted About Using Less Water
2015-05-11 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The drought across much of the Western U.S. is now in its fourth year. In California - where it's the most intense - farms are not under the same strict orders to conserve as cities are. And inside the agriculture industry, farmers are quietly debating how best to respond to the drought. Given uncertainty around pending state regulations, some say there may be an incentive to not invest in water-saving technologies right now. In the world of water conservation, there are a few no-brainer solutions....
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Water fleas genetically adapt to climate change
2015-05-11 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The water flea has genetically adapted to climate change. Biologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, compared 'resurrected' water fleas -- hatched from 40-year-old eggs -- with more recent specimens. The project was coordinated by Professor Luc De Meester from the Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. The water flea has genetically adapted to climate change. Biologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, compared 'resurrected' water fleas -- hatched from forty-year-old eggs -- with more recent...
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