Sentences with phrase «what federal water»
Regulators say redundant layers of protection usually prevent waste from getting that far, but EPA data shows that in the three years analyzed by ProPublica, more than 7,500 well test failures involved what federal water protection regulations describe as «fluid migration» and «significant leaks.»
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«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.»
«I review what it is that we have done to date in terms of providing assistance initially to the village in determining what they might do to get that out of the water supply, connecting them with guidance from the state and federal governments that they could share with the residents.»
On Monday, the EPA acted on what many Hoosick Falls residents have been hoping for ever since the chemical PFOA was found in drinking water there: the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics plant on McCaffrey Street has been named a federal Superfund.
They say the purpose of the hearing is to «explore the sources of water contamination, examine local, state, and federal oversight issues, and hear from experts, local residents, and others on what can be done to assist affected communities and mitigate future incidents.»
What steps, if any, should the federal government take to secure clean, abundant fresh water for all Americans?
The Interior Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are drafting an MOU to detail what power each agency has in approving renewable energy developments in coastal waters.
However, the restrictions on American offshore oil and gas production has always been precarious; the executive branch has complete authority to decide what happens in the federal waters of the outer continental shelf, from 3 to 200 miles out to sea.
The goal is to force these hard - working Americans into compliance with federal mandates on climate change — which will surely include new restrictions on their use of water, livestock feed, fertilizers, livestock management techniques, and who knows what all else that violate every principle of real land management ever established through the test of time.
According to a recent news report that got a lot of play around here, federal investigators are once again looking into concerns that atrazine, a common herbicide used on crops in the Midwest and found in what could be potentially hazardous amounts in midwest drinking water, could be linked to birth defects.
The fact is, is that NOAA, in the federal government, has shown that there is conclusive evidence that the tropical waters are getting warmer as a result of global warming and while that doesn't lead to more hurricanes, what it leads to is more intense, and and hurricanes, hurricanes that are more intense.
[The Council for Canadians has a page here devoted to water issues and commented here earlier this week on what it perceives to be loop - holes in Canadian federal Bill C - 26, An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act and the International River Improvements Act.
The Obama administration is currently reviewing a controversial guidance document that it says will clarify what waters of the U.S. are under federal jurisdiction.
Kent, be careful about what you say publicly, «I only rent to people who are married or gay» is actually in violation of federal discrimination laws so find another good reason not to rent to them because that one can get you in deep water.
Enacted in 1987, the Clean Water Act continues to be a source of confusion for both regulators and those subject to regulation — and just what land should fall under federal, as opposed to state or local, permitting authority.