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The Search For Drinking Water In California Has Led To Ocean
2014-02-26 23:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: California is getting some much needed rain this week, but more than two-thirds of the state is still in extreme drought conditions, and that has the state thinking about alternative ways of getting water. On the coast in Carlsbad, Calif., construction workers are building what will be the largest seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. When finished in early 2016, it is expected to provide up to 50 million gallons of fresh drinkable water every day. "That's enough water for...
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Elevated lead levels in some Portland area drinking water: 8 ways to reduce exposure
2014-02-26 00:38:10| PortlandOnline
Katy Muldoom in the Oregonian, February 25, 2014
Lead in Drinking Water and Household Plumbing - Brochure
2014-02-24 18:18:29| PortlandOnline
Educational brochure on how to reduce exposure to lead
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Toxic Chemical Spill Fouls Drinking Water Supply in Charleston, W. Va.
2014-01-15 17:58:51| ENR.com: Headline News
Teams continue to investigate a chemical spill that shut down the drinking water supply for 300,000 people in and around Charleston, W.Va., from Jan. 9-13.
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Coal Chemical Spill Contaminates Drinking Water Prompting State of Emergency in West Virginia
2014-01-10 17:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Residents of nine counties in West Virginia have been told not to use or drink their water after a chemical used by the coal industry spilled into the Elk River on Thursday. Gov. Tomblin (D-WV) declared a state of emergency as more than 100,000 customers, or 300,000 people, are without safe drinking water. The chemical, 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol, used to wash coal of impurities spilled from a tank at Freedom Industries into the Elk River, contaminating the drinking water for more than 300,000...
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