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Appalachia New River tragedy: High zinc levels poison water
2013-08-23 23:52:00| Waste Management - Topix.net
APPALACHIA , August 23, 2013 - New evidence shows alarmingly high levels of zinc flowing into the New River, raising serious concerns about the health of the river and the impact of the pollution on surrounding communities.
A Texan tragedy: ample oil, no water
2013-08-11 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Beverly McGuire saw the warning signs before the town well went dry: sand in the toilet bowl, the sputter of air in the tap, a pump working overtime to no effect. But it still did not prepare her for the night last month when she turned on the tap and discovered the tiny town where she had made her home for 35 years was out of water. "The day that we ran out of water I turned on my faucet and nothing was there and at that moment I knew the whole of Barnhart was down the tubes," she said, blinking...
Railroad in Quebec Coal Tragedy Files for Bankruptcy
2013-08-08 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A rail company whose runaway oil train caused a fire and explosion that killed 47 people in a small town in Canada filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, and an attorney said he expects company executives to explore putting it up for sale within weeks. In its filings, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. and its Canadian counterpart, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co., cited debts to more than 200 creditors following the disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Attorney...
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After wildfire tragedy, talk of warming's role is dicey.
2013-07-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Scientists agree that climate change was very likely one of the underlying triggers for the Yarnell Hill wildfire in Arizona that killed 19 firefighters on June 30. But while some of the nation's media have acknowledged global warming's link to the tragedy, others have ignored it entirely. The discrepancy highlights an ethical question that is expected to increasingly confront publications and TV networks as climate-related calamities are set to rise: Amid loss of life in weather disasters, when...
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Quebec oil-train tragedy triggered oil spill that threatens water supplies
2013-07-09 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The deadly oil-train explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on Saturday also sparked an environmental disaster. An oil sheen has stretched more than 60 miles down a river thats used as a source of drinking water. By Tuesday morning, 13 people had been confirmed dead and some 37 were still missing after runaway train cars loaded with fracked crude from North Dakota derailed in the town and ignited. Lac-Mégantic`s fire chief said the fire is now under control, but a small area of town is still off...
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