Sentences with phrase «by water quality issues»

Researchers found that between 1982 and 2015, 9 million to 45 million people annually were affected by water quality issues — and that low - income, rural regions were most vulnerable.

Owasco Lake has been plagued by water quality issues in recent years, including the spread of blue - green algae throughout the lake.

Not exact matches

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Monday insisted the never - held hearings on water quality issues in the state were not prompted by a request from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.

Hearings on the federal level over water quality issues have been called for by GOP Rep. Chris Gibson of the Hudson Valley as well as Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice on Long Island.

«While the mandated water quality reports produced by regional water authorities do a great job of measuring specific water quality issues, they are not telling the whole story when it comes to perceptions of the water that is coming out of customers» faucets,» said Andrew Heath, senior director of the Utility Practice at J.D. Power.

By now, the water quality issues in Hoosick Falls have been well documented.

Before people filled the auditorium at Hoosick Falls Junior - Senior High School for a state Senate hearing chaired by Marchione on the Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh water crises and other water quality issues, Shaun Francis held a news conference to unveil a billboard critical of his opponent's response to the discovery of perfluorooctanoic acid, a suspected cancer - causing chemical, in both the village water system and wells in the village and surrounding town of Hoosick.

The governor's proposal follows a report released by two State Senate committees earlier this month detailing water quality and contamination issues around the state.

He's reduced taxes and debt twice, continued to make water quality a signature issue, and addressed his long - standing concerns over the lack of affordable housing on the East End by working with developer Georgica Green Ventures and community members to gain town board approval for a 38 - unit workforce housing project in Speonk.

OWASCO — When Gov. Andrew Cuomo learned of the water quality issues affecting Auburn - area communities served by Owasco Lake, he was moved to act.

Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin on Tuesday questioned why the Democratic - led Assembly is yet to hold hearings on water quality issues around the state, first proposed earlier this year after the village of Hoosick Falls's municipal water supply was impacted by a chemical contamination.

«Water quality conditions in the northern two - thirds of the lake are now suitable for swimming,» said the report, issued today by Onondaga County's Department of Water Environmental Protection.

The Erie County Water Quality Committee's (ECWQC) mission is to protect and improve the quality of both surface and groundwater for their intended uses, primarily through the reduction of nonpoint source pollution and by focusing on Erie County water - related isWater Quality Committee's (ECWQC) mission is to protect and improve the quality of both surface and groundwater for their intended uses, primarily through the reduction of nonpoint source pollution and by focusing on Erie County water - related Quality Committee's (ECWQC) mission is to protect and improve the quality of both surface and groundwater for their intended uses, primarily through the reduction of nonpoint source pollution and by focusing on Erie County water - related quality of both surface and groundwater for their intended uses, primarily through the reduction of nonpoint source pollution and by focusing on Erie County water - related iswater - related issues.

Cuomo's health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker says as he examined numerous completed and still on going studies on fracking's effects on drinking water, air quality and other health issues, several «red flags» were raised, and he says he has «identified significant health risks in the current data» that have not been answered by conclusive long term studies with «large population pools».

Three main water quality issues were cited by Mr. Cuomo during his 20 - minute speech: an underground plume left by Northrup Grumman in Nassau county that measures one - by - three miles wide, runoff from mulching facilities on Long Island (of which there are 65) and saltwater intrusion.

A legal order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should help improve local water quality.

The organization has also assembled some 1,000 scientists, engineers and medical professionals at the ready to work on pro-bono basis to help non-profits and human rights organizations on issues as varied as studying the potential for oil development in Kenya by examining unique geological conditions and assessing the potential for detrimental effects on local water quality.

As water scarcity and quality issues grow in California and around the world, a new book co-edited by UC Riverside water economist Ariel Dinar and water experts in Spain and Argentina examines the experience of 15 countries where conservation has been achieved through water - pricing incentive systems.

«This abandonment of basic human and civil rights by those who once had the public trust led to water quality, safety and access issues that endangered the public health.

Water Quality in New Mexico - Proceedings of the Twenty - eighth Annual New Mexico Water Conference, New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, NMSU; «The Puerco River: Muddy Issues Raised by a Mine Water Dominated Ephemeral Stream,» Bruce Gallaher, Water Resource Specialist, NM EID; April 5 - 6, 1983.

In addition, DOT made airline travel safer and more sustainable by issuing over $ 20 million to reduce noise, conventional fuel and water use, and improve air quality at airports around the country.

The study, which was featured in the August 9, 2010 issue of Nature magazine and later published in the peer - reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology, raises serious doubts about the industry's contention that there is no need for tighter water - quality standards to keep mountaintop removal from contaminating drinking water relied on by communities downstream of the mines.

Major Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources.

In 2011, the Surfrider Foundation partnered with Alacer Corp., maker of Emergen - C Blue, to raise awareness about the need for clean water and alert communities about water quality issues through the Blue Water Task Force, presented By Emergen - C water and alert communities about water quality issues through the Blue Water Task Force, presented By Emergen - C water quality issues through the Blue Water Task Force, presented By Emergen - C Water Task Force, presented By Emergen - C Blue.

Hosted by Philippe Cousteau, chief oceans correspondent for Planet Green, and his sister, leading water conservationist Alexandra Cousteau, Blue August will address the plethora of issues associated with the oil spill in the Gulf and water quality in general.

The letter was issued by the city on November 28, indicating that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) found «the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for asbestos.»

«We also seeing a lot more effort by states and municipalities to address the issue of storm water runoff and its effect on water quality,» Blaesser says.