Sentences with phrase «into water contamination»

But two dozen studies have looked into the water contamination issue and determined that fracking is safe.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration signaled Thursday it will willingly participate in an investigation being called by the House Oversight Committee into water contamination issues in upstate New York.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday became the latest elected official to call for federal hearings into the water contamination issues in Hoosick Falls.

Not exact matches

Moreover, the transformation of farming into an agribusiness has brought with it a host of environmental problems, including ground water depletion and contamination, soil toxification, and contamination of food supplies.

«Our previous solution was to transport the waste and disk it into the surrounding fields we farmed, which created numerous problems for the growers, such as pests and potential water contamination,» Rodoni explains.

Indian industry can adopt a more responsible attitude in general while discharging waste water into water bodies or sewers to reduce contamination of surface and ground water.

Chicago's old housing means lead pipes bring water into most homes, and the city's efforts to modernize the water system may be making contamination worse.

Rep. Chris Gibson called on Wednesday for an investigation into the state and federal government's response to the contamination of drinking water in the upstate communities of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh.

While PFOA contamination is believed to have leeched into the ground water from the nearby Saint Gobain Plastics factory, this story is less about the polluter and more about whether the concerns from residents of a small town near the Vermont border were taken seriously in a timely enough fashion.

Congress has launched a federal investigation into the water - contamination crisis in upstate Hoosick Falls — with members demanding answers from Gov. Cuomo's administration.

This week the New York State Assembly Committees on Health and Environmental Conservation announced hearings into examine the quality of the state's drinking water and state government's responses to contamination issues.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer today became the highest - ranking state Democrat to call for federal hearings into the Hoosick Falls water contamination crisis.

Onondaga County is another party significantly responsible for the contamination of the Lake, Heath said, due to sewage being dumped into the water.

Seggos and Hutton were at the press conference with Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who announced legislative action he is taking to ensure the Department of Defense pays for the remediation of PFOS contamination at Stewart Air National Guard Base and halts PFOS - laden discharges from the base into area water bodies, including the city's main drinking water source, Washington Lake.

The Cuomo administration has defended its response to the water contamination crisis in the village, the result of PFOA from a plant owned by Saint Gobain seeping into the village's water supply.

Also passing the Senate last night, after considerable back and forth during which its sponsor, Capital Region Republican Sen. Kathy Marchione, twisted herself into a political pretzel, was legislation changing the statute of limitations for cases of personal injury caused by pollution — a measure intended to help Hoosick Falls residents who are struggling to deal with PFOA contamination of their drinking water.

The state moved aggressively to combat a chemical contamination in the drinking water in Hoosick Falls, Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted on Thursday as the state government's response is being called into question based on newly released documents.

A number of state legislators once eager to hold hearings into drinking water contamination by a cancer - causing chemical in the small town of Hoosick Falls now seem loathe to even discuss the matter.

«Just because Bethlehem Steel and other sites have environmental contamination does not necessarily mean that that's going to leach into the water around Gallagher Beach,» Poloncarz said.

Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has penned a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, calling for an immediate investigation into the possible cause of PFOS contamination in Newburgh's main drinking water source — outfalls into retention ponds at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh.

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said there were two ways the chemical was getting into the water supply — from legacy manufacturing contamination and consumer personal - care products that get washed down the drain.

In accordance with New York legislation signed into law on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, Union - Endicott Central School District began testing school drinking water for possible lead contamination.

Officials with the State of Vermont will update Bennington - area residents on the ongoing investigation into PFOA contamination of local water supplies.

As the country awaits results from a nationwide safety study on the natural gas drilling process of fracking, a separate government investigation into contamination in a place where residents have long complained that drilling fouled their water has turned up alarming levels of underground pollution.

A new report says water contamination is worsening as chemicals leach through soil into the aquifer

Examples include videos of treated cotton - wool being dipped into blue coloured water and emerging pristine white with no trace of contamination, and treated paper remaining dry and clean after being exposed to dirt and water.

Where that shield is intact, relatively low levels of lead will dissolve, or leach, into the water causing contamination.

The U.K. - based Bhopal Medical Appeal and the Sambhavna Clinic say water contamination is worsening as chemicals leach through soil into the aquifer.

A team of U.S. regulators probing contamination at a Colorado gold mine accidentally released a million gallons of orange - hued waste water containing sediment and metals into a local river system

It involves blasting large volumes of water, sand and chemicals to release the gas, and has been linked to water and soil contamination when untreated fracking waste is improperly released into the environment.

Cover the container with the lid about two - thirds (to stop any contamination in the air getting in) and leave for about 15 minutes to let the steam vent; if you cover the container entirely and put it straight in the fridge, it will condense and turn into water.

Phthalates can easily leach into water and bottled water is subject to contamination.

Drink plenty of water during the party in case some little cross contamination got into your crudité.

After the federal Lead Contamination Control Act was signed into law in 1988, the Orleans Parish school district tested school water.

If you feel up to it drain the engine sump of oil into a suitable container and check the oil for water contamination.

Groundwater contamination is rife — there's the chromium in the Erin Brokovitch case, there's MTBE in groundwater all across the state of California, and other areas have rocket fuel residues like perchlorate, commonly found in small amounts in much lettuce grown in the U.S. Agricultural drainage is also full of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, which ends up in rivers and lakes that feed into municipal water supplies.

The study found no evidence of contamination from chemical - laden fracking fluids, which are injected into gas wells to help break up shale deposits, or from «produced water,» wastewater that is extracted back out of the wells after the shale has been fractured....

Elevated waterborne disease outbreaks have been reported in the weeks following heavy rainfall, 59 although other variables may affect these associations.60 Water intrusion into buildings can result in mold contamination that manifests later, leading to indoor air quality problems.

Hydrologists concerned with sustainable groundwater supplies and drinking water contamination, have been in the forefront of analyzing the volume and ages of the world's groundwater, providing greater insight into deep aquifer effects.

The toxic sludge is often stored in open impoundments (huge ponds) or injected into abandoned coal mines, causing major concern over drinking water contamination.

While public criticism has recently been focused on the possible contamination from fracking waste products, Tuesday's action stems from complaints that the gas itself had seeped into the drinking water.

Every step of the tar sands process, from mine, to pipeline, to refinery, to the gas tank, to the tailpipe releases toxic chemicals into the air and water, and threatens communities and wildlife with spills and contamination.

Injecting fluids into the Earth at high pressure can have consequences: causing earthquakes; contamination of surface aquifers by the injected fluid; and by connecting together of shallow geological layers (like drinking water aquifers and shallow coals seams) by the numerous boreholes required, some of which will have faulting casing and cement jobs.

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The company practices mountaintop removal mining, which is controversial because it reduces the height of mountains (sometimes by 600 to 800 feet), removes all vegetation and places mining waste or overburden into mountain streams, causing flooding, erosion, and water contamination.

The Duke study found no evidence of contamination from chemicals in the fracking fluids that are injected into gas wells to help break up shale deposits, or from produced water.

Water intrusion into buildings can result in mold contamination that manifests later, leading to indoor air quality problems.

Let's say we accept the inevitable contamination of sea water that comes from extraction, the toxic drilling methods, occasional spills of oil and radioactive drill lubricants into the ocean.

Most geothermal plants re-inject water into the reservoir after it has been used to prevent contamination and land subsidence (see Land Use below).

EPA headquarters, for example, shut down three investigations in Pennsylvania, Wyoming and Texas into possible well - water contamination after its regional investigators identified possible links to nearby oil and gas development.