Sentences with phrase «water quality issues from»

This contributes to warmer urban areas, which can lead to a host of problems such as water quality issues from storm water being heated up.

He said that although the committee requested information about water quality issues from the health department in April, it received only a stack of meaningless data hours before the hearing started.

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The job of overseeing the industry touches on issues from protecting water quality for fish in streams near pot grows, to safely collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes from businesses that often operate in cash.

Out of an abundance of caution and in the interests of maintaining the highest possible standards for product quality, Niagara is issuing a voluntary recall for Spring Water products produced from its Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities during the June 10th — June 18th time frame.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Monday insisted the never - held hearings on water quality issues in the state were not prompted by a request from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.

But commenting on the issue, the outspoken NPP man noted that the quality of water from rivers and other water bodies have been deteriorating over the years, adding that mining is a major contributory factor to the problem.

But now, McLaughlin, a state assemblyman from Rensselaer County, is stepping up his efforts to shame his fellow Republicans in the upper house into holding hearings on water quality issues in Hoosick Falls.

Individual municipalities from Shelter Island to Huntington continue to confront issues involving water quality, affordable housing, high - paying jobs and the infrastructure needed to support future development.

Owasco Lake water quality issues have existed for years, but there was heightened concern last fall when cyanotoxins from blue - green algae blooms were detected in Auburn and Owasco's drinking water supply.

A spokesman for DEP — they always have an answer — said the issue wasn't muddy water released in torrents into the Esopus from the reservoir, but the quality of water coming out of taps in Gotham.

Martin Babinec, an independent candidate, along with Republican Claudia Tenney and Democrat Kim Myers sparred on issues ranging from the economy, national security and economic development, as well as climate change, water quality and gun control.

Mr. Krupski said the meetings present a chance for the public to raise concerns from minor issues such as road work to larger topics such as water quality.

Mangano's address covered issues ranging from veteran homelessness to the water quality in the Long Island Sound, but he focused on the revitalization of Nassau County's economy since taking office in 2009.

Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins, the two major party candidates for Nassau County executive, debated environmental and transportation issues Sunday, agreeing on the need to remove nitrogen from South Shore waterways, expand offshore wind sources and improve the county's water quality.

Democratic Legislator Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins, the two major party candidates for Nassau County executive, debated environmental and transportation issues yesterday, agreeing on the need to remove nitrogen from South Shore waterways, expand offshore wind sources and improve the county's water quality.

Three main water quality issues were cited by Mr. Cuomo during his 20 - minute speech: an underground plume left by Northrup Grumman in Nassau county that measures one - by - three miles wide, runoff from mulching facilities on Long Island (of which there are 65) and saltwater intrusion.

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.

Engage: Project - Based Learning Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real - world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with experts.

The study, which was featured in the August 9, 2010 issue of Nature magazine and later published in the peer - reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology, raises serious doubts about the industry's contention that there is no need for tighter water - quality standards to keep mountaintop removal from contaminating drinking water relied on by communities downstream of the mines.

Major Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources.

However, the removal of the altimeter from NPOESS is not considered a critical issue for climate, as ALT would not have provided a climate - quality sea surface height record due to the NPOESS Sun - synchronous orbit, nor would it have provided information about inland waters and near - coastal areas.

In addition to global conventions and rules governing the use of water resources, hundreds of regional treaties and agreements exist between and among nations, covering a wide range of issues, from border security and navigation to hydro - electric power and water quality and water quantity.