Sentences with phrase «water quality issues around»

Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan walked away from a reporter on Monday rather than answer a question as to why he had not called for legislative hearings into water quality issues around the state.

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.

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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.

«Whatever criticisms one could have about the early response in Hoosick Falls, I think this proposal is a laudable attempt for the state to get its hands around these issues, «said Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper's water quality expert.

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.

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.