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Environmental investigator urges Jones County to issue public nuisance against oil and gas co.
2014-09-11 22:53:48| Waste Management - Topix.net
Bob Bowcock, chief environmental investigator for Erin Brockavich, is investigating a lawsuit between a Jones County family, Petro Harvester Oil and Gas Company, and others tied to Petro. Bowcock says a public nuisance declaration would help short circuit the process of getting the Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board to extensively test for toxic chemicals.
NOAA: Climate change is increasing nuisance flooding in Md
2014-07-30 20:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WBAL: Climate change and rising sea levels are affecting Maryland, and they're causing an increase in so-called nuisance flooding. According to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Baltimore and Annapolis top the list of U.S. cities where this is happening, and researchers said the problem is only going to get worse. "Nuisance flooding is just that. It's a pain in the you-know-where. It's just enough flooding to cause a problem," said Insta-Weather PLUS meteorologist...
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US east coast hit hardest 'nuisance flooding' amid sea level rise from climate change
2014-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: The U.S. East Coast is bearing the brunt of the rise in nuisance flooding minor events that shut down roads and clog storm drains but arent particularly dangerous. Such floods have increased by more than fivefold in the past 50 years as coastal sea levels rise because of climate change, federal scientists say. Of the top 10 U.S. cities to see more nuisance flooding, eight are on the Atlantic. Maryland has suffered the most, with two cities Annapolis and Baltimore experiencing more than...
Bigger fines for nuisance calls
2014-06-27 12:36:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Plans to increase the level of fines levied on firms that make nuisance calls have been given the go-ahead by the government.
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Tarrant jury awards $20,000 to homeowners in nuisance suit against Chesapeake
2014-05-24 14:37:10| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A Tarrant County jury on Friday awarded a southwest Fort Worth homeowner $20,000 after finding that a nearby Chesapeake Energy well site constituted a nuisance.
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