Tag: New York
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Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie”
At the 8th Binational Meeting of the Lake Erie Millennium Network, 125 scientists gathered at the University of Windsor in Ontario to hear experts weigh-in on the health of the southernmost, warmest and shallowest of the Great Lakes. They presented research on everything from climate change, water quality, phosphorous, agricultural run-off, cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), hypoxia…
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$23 million in state grants aim to prevent sewage overflows, protect WNY waters
Downtown is reflected in the water at the small boat harbor on Friday. (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News) A Wales forest will grow by a couple hundred acres to protect the Niagara River’s water quality miles downstream. Six miles of Town of Tonawanda sewers will be lined to keep sewage from overflowing into Ellicott Creek and the…
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United States: Widespread water surpluses WI to TX & NY to GA
18 December 2018 THE BIG PICTURE The 12-month forecast ending August 2019 indicates significant blocks of water surplus in three regions: the East Coast from southern New Hampshire through North Carolina; much of Texas into Oklahoma and Kansas; and Iowa and southern Wisconsin. Surpluses are expected to be extreme to exceptional in the heart of…
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Where’s The Fresh Water Going?
Freshwater Is Disappearing; Can Technology Save Us? Fresh water is the most important resource for human life on earth. People can survive far longer without food than without water, and virtually all of our food sources require fresh water to grow or create. Anna Kucirkova wrote a good story abut this topic for IQSDirectory.com and…
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$321 million to improve Hudson water quality — Riverkeeper
Water quality in the Hudson River and its tributaries will benefit from a $320.8 million investment announced by Gov. Cuomo this week. Made possible by the landmark commitments to improving water infrastructure by New York State lawmakers, 36 projects will be funded in the Hudson River watershed, with the help of $53.3 million in state…
