Sentences with phrase «into nearby streams»

In December 2008, the Bush Administration approved a final rule that made it easier for coal companies to dump rock and other mine waste from mountaintop removal mining operations into nearby streams and valleys.

He tied climate science to the imperative of ending our dependence on coal — thus adding another dimension of leadership and support to Appalachian residents who are confronted with the practice of blowing up mountains and dumping the debris into nearby streams and valleys to reach seams of coal.

As fertilizer used on Midwestern corn and soybeans runs off fields and into nearby streams, it ends up, eventually, in the Mississippi River.

This water is usually released, untreated, into nearby streams, where its acidity kills aquatic life and the breakdown of its organic material not only fosters the production of bacteria that are harmful to humans but also starves aquatic fauna of oxygen.

Moving to dismantle former President Barack Obama's legacy on the environment and other issues, House Republicans approved a measure Wednesday that scuttles a regulation aimed at preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams.

In 1428, at Papal command, Wyclif's remains were dug up and burned, and the ashes were thrown into a nearby stream.

It may be hard to imagine that before 1970, a factory could spew black clouds of toxic into the air or dump tons of toxic waste into a nearby stream, and that was perfectly legal.

Not exact matches

The Interior Department said in announcing the rule in December that it would protect 6,000 miles of streams and 52,000 acres of forests, preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby waters.

Behind them looms the razor - wired U.N. compound from which cholera - laden sewage leaked into the nearby Meye stream in October 2010.

So she and her team collected samples of water trickling out of seven Alaskan thermokarst failures into nearby lakes and streams.

The records showed that precipitation and temperature patterns had hardly fluctuated during the period, meaning that the amount of water flowing into the lake from nearby streams is likely the same today as it was in 1847.

If pet waste is left on the ground, it may eventually make its way into a nearby storm drain or stream the next time it rains.

In urban or developed areas, stormwater runs over pavement and parking lots, picking up oil and other pollutants before flowing into a nearby river or stream.

Though these approaches are not as «natural» as other techniques, they still protect the natural water cycle by slowing or infiltrating precipitation rather than sending it directly into storm sewers or nearby streams.

Mountaintop removal involves clear cutting native hardwood forests, using dynamite to blast away as much as 800-1000 feet of mountaintop, and then dumping the waste into nearby valleys, often burying streams.

The sight and smell was horrible, it leached toxic runoff into two streams that ran adjacent to the pile causing damage to the ecosystem and thousands of birds attracted to the garbage created safety hazards to planes flying to nearby airports.

In that case, the dam holding the tailings pond broke, sending 10 million cubic metres of debris into nearby lakes and streams.

That way if a nearby stream was to overflow and the water comes into your home, you can make sure you can replace the damaged belongings.

The Plex mobile apps for iOS and Android have a really neat but frequently overlooked feature: you can turn your mobile device into a tiny media server to share synced content with nearby devices, including other mobile devices and streaming apps.

It's the more powerful of the two Streaming Stick options and plugs directly into an HDMI port on your TV, but make sure you have a socket nearby for power.

The software, aptly called Remote Play PC and developed by a programmer using the pseudonym Twisted, uses the PS4's built - in Remote Play software to trick PCs into thinking they're another Sony device and accept a stream from a nearby console.

As off - price retailers continue to keep loyal shoppers streaming into their stores, some operators are asking landlords to agree to restrictions on leases, including refraining from leasing nearby space to perceived competitors, says Daniel Taylor, CBRE's managing director of retail for Texas and Oklahoma.

Fly - fish on the nearby Big Horn River or head into the mountains to access smaller streams.