Sentences with phrase «water contamination problems»

A spate of water contamination problems in Pennsylvania have been linked to new natural gas drilling in the state

The focus comes as communities across the state are grappling with water contamination problems, including Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh and Newburgh.

Cuomo blamed the EPA and New York's past as a manufacturing hub for water contamination problems in his state of the state speeches.

The House oversight chairman is blasting the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for allowing a dangerous water contamination problem to spiral out of control in New York for nearly a year before the agency took action.

Hoosick Falls residents descended on the Capitol to push for hearings on their PFOA water contamination problem, and also to seek a meeting with the governor.

The House oversight chairman, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, is blasting the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for allowing a dangerous water contamination problem to spiral out of control in New York for nearly a year before the agency took action.

Among those who have been watching closely as the PFOA water contamination problem plays out in the Village of Hoosick Falls, NY is Judith Enck, a long - time Rensselaer County resident and the former regional administrator for the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

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«The EPA's own science advisers are rightfully responding to the EPA's report with the fact that drilling and unconventional extraction are risks to the water cycle and that water contamination is a common and inherent problem,» said Tony Ingraffea, a professor at Cornell University.

Drinking water contamination has been the biggest public relations problem for the industry.

Right now, Christy Clark and her government are refusing to address the problem of water contamination in schools, and that refusal is putting children at risk,» said Rice.

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.

«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.»

New York's public water supplies need stronger protections to ensure clean drinking water and prevent contamination that could result in health problems, according to a report released today by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

The new debt authorization also includes $ 2.15 billion for drinking water improvements, which come on the heels of contamination problems in communities like Hoosick Falls and Newburgh.

Billed as a hearing on statewide water quality and contamination, the daylong hearing did briefly touch on issues of lead in the water of New York City's schools and a similar tainted - water problem in Newburgh, in the Hudson Valley.

But 500 days after the contamination was confirmed, village residents say they feel like they've been shunted aside, even as their crisis spurred a focus on clean drinking water problems throughout New York.

HOOSICK FALLS — The village, which is dealing with water contamination, now has a problem at the water treatment plant, and residents have been asked to limit water use.

«The agencies in charge of creating a response to water contamination crises and actively putting forth measures to prevent these problems are continually blowing past their own deadlines.»

Hoosick Falls, meanwhile, has dealt with the even more serious problem of industrial contamination of its water supply.

Water contamination from industrial sites and inadequate treatment facilities, agricultural and storm water runoff, aging pipes and other structural problems are among the problems that must be addressed, DiNapoli Water contamination from industrial sites and inadequate treatment facilities, agricultural and storm water runoff, aging pipes and other structural problems are among the problems that must be addressed, DiNapoli water runoff, aging pipes and other structural problems are among the problems that must be addressed, DiNapoli said.

Water contamination from industrial sites and inadequate treatment facilities, agricultural and storm water runoff, aging pipes and other structural problems are among the problems that must be addressed to ensure New York has clean and lead - free drinking water, DiNapoli Water contamination from industrial sites and inadequate treatment facilities, agricultural and storm water runoff, aging pipes and other structural problems are among the problems that must be addressed to ensure New York has clean and lead - free drinking water, DiNapoli water runoff, aging pipes and other structural problems are among the problems that must be addressed to ensure New York has clean and lead - free drinking water, DiNapoli water, DiNapoli said.

Hickey, 38, is the former Hoosick Falls trustee who discovered contamination of the village water supply and helped convince the state to take the problem seriously.

«Arsenic contamination is one of the biggest problems in drinking water all over the world,» said Dr. Babur Mirza, a researcher at USU's Utah Water Research Lab and lead author on the swater all over the world,» said Dr. Babur Mirza, a researcher at USU's Utah Water Research Lab and lead author on the sWater Research Lab and lead author on the study.

A University of New Mexico undergraduate engineering student thinks algae could solve the problem of arsenic contamination in water.

Antibiotics and are linked to a variety of health problems, including the spread of antibiotic - resisting strains of common illnesses, contamination of soil and water, and some scientists believe that medications given to animals transfer to people when their meat is consumed - meaning you are being drugged every time you eat a fast - food burger.

I read the problem could be contamination, too high of a mineral content in the water (but that makes grains slimy and mine are not), overcrowding (but the jars were pretty much the same, with the proportions in the recipe above), or a lack of nutrients (but again, the jars were the same).

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.

Even if there wasn't a problem with water contamination, deforestation, and noise and air pollution from fracking, the pro-drilling agenda would still be hit hard with an insurmountable roadblock — access to abundant water.

«EPA has refused to acknowledge this problem for more than a decade, and the mercury contamination in our food and waters has grown worse every year as a result.

Also intensive horticulture and poultry keeping in areas that are sources of drinking water (risk of water contamination) or mono - cropping in river stream beds (erosion problems / siltation of dams) might need to be avoided.

Illegal gold mining is a growing problem in Colombia, where 80 % of gold is mined unlawfully, with devastating impacts on the environment — including deforestation and contamination of water sources.

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

A government report released this week has found that selenium contamination from a phosphate mine in Idaho is connected to fish deformities in the area, including two - headed trout — and the problem would worsen if water quality standards are relaxed, which is what the company is asking for.

Or the other problems of depleted fishers, shortages and contamination of water, loss of top soil, deforestation and associated flooding, biodiversity loss, ate they myths also?