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Marine who dumped toxins felt illness was payback

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:56:33 -0400

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Ron Poirier couldn't escape the feeling that his cancer was somehow a punishment.

Work done at ex-brownfield site on Detroit River

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:35:28 -0400

TRENTON, Michigan - Major environmental restoration work has been completed on a former industrial site along the Detroit River, officials announced Saturday.

Marine daughter seeks dignity for 'Devil Dog pups'

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:08 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina - As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl," followed by a surname and a burial date.

After nearly 30 years, Camp Lejeune coming clean

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:02:59 -0400

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming patch of grass and mud. A dirty hose runs from the pipe to an idling truck and into a large tank labeled, "NON-POTABLE WATER."

Red algae blooms in Puget Sound not "red tide"

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:36:21 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - The Washington State Department of Ecology says red algae blooms currently in the Puget Sound are harmless to people.

River protest set for proposed C. Ind. reservoir

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:25:35 -0400

DALEVILLE, Indiana - Opponents of a major reservoir being proposed in central Indiana are planning a protest aimed at highlighting what the project would put under water.

Trail would link Atlanta BeltLine to Chattahoochee

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:11:09 -0400

ATLANTA - After years of neglect, government leaders and land conservationists are working to develop a seven-mile trail along a polluted Atlanta creek that would link the city's BeltLine trail system to the Chattahoochee River.

Groundwater test proposal gets good reviews

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:32:19 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Gov. Matt Mead's proposal to require groundwater testing at oil and gas drilling sites has gotten good reviews from environmental advocates, landowners and industry representatives.

Pa. officials probe possible pollution from farm

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:52:10 -0400

JERSEY SHORE, Pennsylvania - Environmental regulators are investigating reports of slaughterhouse waste in a Susquehanna River tributary in Lycoming County.

OUT THERE: Upper Hudson opening to canoeists

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:57:23 -0400

NEWCOMB, New York - After a big easy sweep across a flat-water pool on the upper Hudson River, Allison Buckley made sure she chose a better channel through the oncoming rapids than the previous canoe that hung up on a submerged rock.

California council adopts delta management plan

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:26:29 -0400

FRESNO, California - A California agency on Thursday unanimously adopted a broad, long-range plan to manage the ailing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

Agency to consider listing for Alaska lake seals

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:22 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Thursday it will consider listing a population of harbor seals that live in a freshwater Alaska lake as a threatened or endangered species, a decision that could affect the massive Pebble Mine development project.

Bill creating emergency water permits advances

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:39 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Permits allowing livestock owners in drought stricken areas emergency access to water moves closer to law with an Assembly committee's nod of approval.

GOP's Cuccinelli outlines campaign energy policy

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:28:52 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Republican Ken Cuccinelli proposed cuts to taxes and regulations on energy in the second policy statement of his campaign for governor Thursday in Virginia coal country.

New study: Fracking hasn't polluted Arkansas water

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:04:39 -0400

PITTSBURGH - Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas hasn't contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas, according to a new study, but researchers said the geology there may be more of a natural barrier to pollution than in other areas where shale gas drilling takes place.

Iowa lawmakers approve agriculture, DNR budget

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:34:37 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa lawmakers have approved a $40 million compromise budget for the state departments of natural resources and agriculture.

State engineer plans metering of some water wells

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:12:40 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Irrigators, municipalities and industry in parts of drought-stricken eastern New Mexico will be required to install meters on their underground wells to measure water use under a plan by the state's top water manager.

FWC: Fish Orlando app shows maps of lakes

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:28 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - A new smartphone application announced Thursday by state wildlife officials allows tourists and residents in central Florida to see maps of major lakes in the area while catching up some fishing tips.

Oakland County communities get $600,000 EPA grant

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:49:53 -0400

PONTIAC, Michigan - A $600,000 federal grant will help a number of Oakland County communities do environmental investigations of contaminated land to see if it can be reused.

Suncor Energy toxic spill cleanup continues

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:33:20 -0400

DENVER - Predictions from Colorado health officials that it could take Suncor Energy years to fully clean up contaminated groundwater moving off its refinery in Commerce City are not far off the mark, and state health officials are worried about the long-term effects of hundreds of spills across the state.

Heavy rain heightens Lake Erie algae worries

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:09 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Officials are concerned that the wet Ohio spring will again bring toxic algae problems back to Lake Erie.

Invasive fish move into Rappahannock River

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:25:08 -0400

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia - The northern snakehead fish has moved into the Rappahannock River, and state wildlife officials are hoping to prevent the invasive fish from migrating to other Chesapeake Bay tributary rivers.

Report: Calif. short on key state water workers

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:40:35 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - California is losing key employees at the Department of Water Resources because it can't pay afford to pay them enough.

EPA approves $2M for water line in Atkinson, NH

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:14:06 -0400

ATKINSON, New Hampshire - The Environmental Protection Agency says it's planning to spend up to $2 million to construct a water line to 34 homes with contaminated wells in Atkinson.

Search continues for missing North Dakota man

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:52:14 -0400

MINTO, North Dakota - High water levels continue to thwart efforts to find the body of a Minto farmer who is believed to have drowned in floodwaters late last month.