Sentences with phrase «potential water contamination»

The Times Argus reports state senator Ginny Lyons, chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee, citing concerns about the chemicals used in fracking and potential water contamination as motivation for the ban.

Last fall, Investigative Post reported about potential water contamination at Gallagher Beach, where U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Byron Brown had hoped to open for swimming this summer.

Last fall, Investigative Post reported about potential water contamination at Gallagher Beach, where U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Byron -LSB-...]

«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.

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The North Dakota project, opposed by a Native American tribe fearful of water contamination from potential oil leaks, had stalled in Democrat Barack Obama's administration.

Most of the potential causes of groundwater contamination, such as fluid or gases travelling along well bores, are avoidable and there are ways to conserve fresh water.

Factor in population increases, aging infrastructure, increased demand from agricultural applications and contamination issues and you are looking at a potential opportunity and windfall for water related companies to take advantage.

Because of the potential salmonella contamination, all chicken should be properly cooked; cutting boards and knives should be washed with hot, soapy water after use.

«Although there have been actions taken to address these problems, many of my constituents are deeply concerned with potential ongoing health risks to their families, delayed and confused responses by the state and federal agencies involved, and lack of accountability to find out what happened and why it was allowed to go on after the initial detection of the contamination of their water supply.»

Marchione says creating a task force instead is a better idea, to decide how to handle cases of potential chemical contamination in drinking water in the future.

Fracking has also raised concerns about the potential for drinking water contamination and other adverse impacts in densely populated regions unaccustomed to an industry that has until recently been active mostly in the West and Gulf Coast.

Those include possible exposure to chemicals used in hydrofracking, potential contamination of drinking water sources, and health impacts from naturally occurring radium that could be brought to the surface through the gas drilling process.

The commission has also cited the potential for groundwater and surface water contamination.

Dr. Sandra Steingraber, from Ithaca College, says the compilation of results and on going research created by the group shows numerous potential dangers, including everything from worsening air pollution and water contamination to potential earthquakes and increased crime due to the boom in the gas extraction business.

Years later, in 2007, the EPA concluded that there were «potential human health risks» from drinking - water contamination, as well as risks to birds and other wildlife.

Increased shale - gas production created a boom in some parts of the country but has also led to concerns over potential contamination of drinking water and possible human health impacts related to hydraulic fracturing.

Ellis eventually hopes to help companies to select better chemicals that would minimize the potential for contamination and the need for waste - water treatment.

Health officials from South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines are beginning to screen food imported from Japan for radiation, and several other Southeast Asian countries are expressing concern over the potential for contamination of soil and water that could affect food sources.

Reduce potential contamination of the paint by decanting before you add water, rather than adding water to the paint in the tin.

Because the bottom row of kennels is considered «downstream» due to potential food, water, urine and feces contamination coming from the kennels above, we want the kittens there to have some protection via vaccine.

«A representative I spoke with from the Division of Minerals (of the DEC) insists that the potential for drinking water contamination by oil and gas drilling is almost non-existent,» Boria wrote in his memo to a party whose name was redacted.

Am I the only one concerned about the amount of water, and potential contamination of aquifers / leaching ponds, etc., required to drill down to EGS levels using the spallation technique proosed by Potter Drilling Co..?

The use of aquifers is a bigger factor than sea level in potential salt water contamination.

The extraction of coal - seam gas often involves drilling many wells through aquifers with the potential for the contamination or loss of water from those resources;.

A study from Duke University has pointed to the potential of contamination of drinking water by large scale sequestration.

Industry, with the full support of the administration, continues the fait accompli of radically expanded natural gas fracking across the country, with serious unresolved issues about fugitive atmospheric methane emissions and the potential for contamination of drinking water aquifers — and with no adequate federal regulatory structure in place.

The Energy Commission will continue to monitor the potential environmental impacts associated with shale gas extraction, including carbon footprint, volume of water use and risk of groundwater contamination, air pollution, and potential chemical leakage.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified over 600 coal ash sites and documented at least 67 proven or potential cases of surface water or groundwater contamination from coal ash in at least 23 states.

And then there's the serious potential for contamination of the water supply in areas being fracked.

While the number of cases where drinking water wells were contaminated by fracking is small, concern over potential contamination could impact the value of a home.

Concern over potential environmental impacts could also affect the value of a home, such as the fear of water contamination (especially if a home uses private water wells), oil spills, and pipeline leaks.