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Ancient Dry Spells Offer Clues About the Future of Drought

Dec 30, 2011 4 Comments

by Adam Voiland and Maria Jose-Vinas for Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 09, 2011

Did Mesoamerican agriculture make ancient droughts worse?
As....

CVRD cancels rain barrel program

Dec 29, 2011 0 Comments

Friday, December 16, 2011 - 7:01 AM By Josh Winquist Courtenay, HQComoxvalley.com

Comox Valley regional District to cancel rain barrel project December 31, 2011
The Comox....

Fracking splits Wyoming town at center of debate

Dec 26, 2011 0 Comments

By Laura Zuckerman PAVILLION, Wyoming | REUTERS: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:56pm EST

Pavillion, Wyoming residents divided on fracking
(Reuters) - Before the energy companies came....

Mexican farmers despair over record drought

Dec 26, 2011 0 Comments

by Staff Writers Chihuahua, Mexico (AFP) Dec 12, 2011

The worst drought in 70 years has devastated many farms in northern Mexico
Dust blows across....

Push on for private funding for public water systems

Dec 23, 2011 0 Comments

By Jordan Press, Postmedia News December 18, 2011 [caption id="attachment_1404" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="A recent study by PPP Canada found the public is wary of public-private partnerships involving water....

Cattle ranches fined for Samish River pollution

Dec 19, 2011 0 Comments

Washington State BELLINGHAM – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has fined two livestock operators $14,000 each for failing to keep livestock waste from polluting waterways that....

WSABC provides feedback on back-road legislation

Dec 14, 2011 0 Comments

WSABC urges release of draft legislation before enactment

The NRRA could increase operating costs for water suppliers with Community Watersheds
The Water Supply Association....

US Study Casts Pall over BC’s Shale Gas Biz

Dec 14, 2011 8 Comments

Despite industry safety assurances, EPA finds hydraulic fracturing fluids in drinking water. By Andrew Nikiforuk, 9 Dec 2011, TheTyee.ca [caption id="attachment_1330" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A recent EPA study has found....