New York Times:
A Supreme Court ruling ignores the Clean Water Act and puts an Alaskan lake at risk of becoming an industrial dump unless Washington steps in to reverse the measure.
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USATODAY.com - Opinion:
Court muddies water act It's difficult to believe that a law called the Clean Water Act could be twisted to allow a company to destroy a small Alaskan lake by filling it with mine waste, but that, in essence, is...
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L.A. Times - Environment:
The Supreme Court approves draining gold mine debris into a small lake. The Bush administration labeled the material 'fill' rather than pollution to make the dumping comply with the Clean Water Act. The Supreme Court gave its approval Mon (Read More)
USATODAY.com - On Deadline:
It's been 40 years this month since Cleveland's Cuyahoga River caught fire and sparked a clean-water movement that swept the nation. The Plain Dealer, of Cleveland, says the two-hour flareup of oil-soaked debris barely made the newspaper in June, 1969, but is credited as a catalyst for passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 (Read More)
New York Times:
The Obama administration is right to urge Congress to act on bills that would restore federal jurisdiction over all wetlands and streams.
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Reuters:
NEW DELHI (Reuters AlertNet) Tens of thousands of cyclone survivors in India and Bangladesh desperately need clean water after the storm contaminated drinking sources with sea water, aid agencies say.
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BBC:
Some of Devon and Cornwall's best-known beaches lose their top-rating in the latest Good Beach Guide, because their water is not clean enough. (Read More)
Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government could dedicate nearly $40 billion to improving drinking water and repairing sewers under a bill that was approved by the Senate public works committee on Thursday and sent to the full body for a final vote.
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washingtonpost.com - Editorials:
FEW THINGS are more essential to 1.8 million consumers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties than clean water and sewer service. Yet, for more than 14 months, officials from both counties have stalemated on picking a new general manager to run the agency that provides those utilities, the Washington Suburban Sanitary C (Read More)
LA Times:
The City Council delayed a vote on the increase, but the public has to be educated on the need for pollution abatement. Last week, the city of Los Angeles decided to postpone asking voters to pay higher fees to clean storm-water runoff. G (Read More)
Reuters: International News:
LABUTTA, Myanmar (Reuters) - Monsoon rains once heralded good things for Nwe Nwe, offering relief from the stifling heat and clean water for her family in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta.
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