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Fri Nov 20, 2009 (Atlanta, Ga): Clock ticking on Georgia's water plan and Atlanta shutoff
Tues Nov 10, 2009 (Tampa, Fla): Power and production problems at the Tampa Bay desal plant
Tues Nov. 10, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA): California legislature reaches water deal; $11 billion bond package to go to voters
Sun Nov. 1, 2009 (Farmville, NC): Water supply project builds ties in Greene County
Wed Oct 21, 2009 (Boone, NC): Watauga Riverkeeper documents problematic diversion of water from Watauga River (video)
Wed Oct 21, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh raises water rates, but delays tiered pricing
Tues Oct 13, 2009 (Columbia, SC): S.C. Attorney General pleased with U.S. Supreme Court oral argument
Thurs Oct 8, 2009 (Nat Geographic News): Giant, Mucus-Like Sea Blobs on the Rise, Pose Danger VIDEO: Sea "Mucus" Blobs
Wed Oct 7, 2009 (Sacramento, CA): Schwarzenegger threatens massive vetos if no new California water law
Wed Oct 7, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Coal ash ponds contaminating groundwater
Wed Oct 7, 2009 (Washington, DC): EPA opens review of atrazine, common pesticide contaminant in drinking water
Mon Oct 5, 2009 (Washington, DC): U.S. Supreme Court delays hearing on intervention in S.C. v. N.C.due to illness in attorney's family
Thurs Oct 1, 2009 (NYT): 2007 drought in Southeast due to population increases, not unusual weather--Columbia study
Wed Sept 30, 2009 (Union of Concerned Scientists): Great Lakes levels to drop by up to 2' by 2100 due to temperature increase
Tues Sept 29, 2009 (Charlotte BJ): Duke Energy considering lake on Broad River trib to provide water for proposed new nuclear plant
Tues Sept 29, 2009 {NYT/Amargossa valley, NV): Water issues slow down solar energy facilities
Wed Sept 23, 2009 (Atlanta, Ga): Floodwaters receding in the southeast; at least nine lives lost to the floods
Wed Sept 23, 2009 (Asheville, NC): Floodwaters in western North Carolina
Thurs, Sept. 17, 2009 (Durham, NC): Judge allows Haw River Assembly to intervene in fight over Lake Jordan watershed boundary
Wed Sept 16, 2009 (Greensboro, NC): Greensboro must replace Lake Townsend dam due to concrete deterioration
Sun Sept 13, 2009 (Yuma, Az): Southwest drought forcing reconsideration of extreme alternatives
Fri Sept 11, 2009 (Pinehurst, NC): Pinehurst offers to buy industrial water plant in Wagram
Mon Sept 7, 2009 (San Geronimo, CA): California drought status
Mon Sept 7, 2009 (LA Times): Mexican water crisis grows severe
Wed Sept 2, 2009 (San Francisco Guardian): California water wars continue; coverage is simplistic
Sun. Aug. 23, 2009 (Washington Post): U.S. in water crisis, must rethink water policy
Sun. Aug. 23, 2009 (NYT): Debating how much weed killer is safe in your drinking water
Sat. Aug 22,2009 (Raleigh, NC): Seven NC counties (mid-Piedmont) in moderate drought
Fri Aug 21, 2009 (Charlotte BizJ): Duke Energy seeks final FERC license despite adverse 401 certification by State of South Carolina
Thurs Aug 20, 2009 (Mexico City): Mexico hit by lowest rainfall in decades
Mon Aug 17, 2009 (Phoenix, AZ): Arizona groundwater use unsustainable, and problems have appeared with the Arizona water bank
Sun Aug 16, 2009 (NYT): Atlanta thinks its neighbors are playing politics over water
Sun Aug 9, 2009 (Detroit, MI): Wastewater spraying contaminates nearby wells with heavy metals
Thurs Aug 6, 2009 (Raleigh): Falls Lake Cleanup bill passed by Senate, to go to conference
Thurs Aug 6, 2009 (NYT): Lessons in water efficiency from Georgia golf courses
Wed Aug 5, 2009 (Washington, DC): EPA to review perchlorate risk and consider a perchlorate drinking water standard
Wed Aug 5, 2009 (Sacramento, CA): Drinking rural well water with pesticide residues raises incidence of Parkinson's Disease
Tues Aug 4, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Durham versus Raleigh on when to implement Falls Lake cleanup plan
Sat Aug 1, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Triangle in a drought watch
Fri July 31, 2009 (ProPublica): Methane contamination in wells from natural gas drilling more common in Pennsylvania than previously acknowledged
Wed July 29, 2009 (Env't Science & Tech News): Grim forecast for water supplies from the Colorado River in the next ten years; >50% chance of major reservoirs drying up
Tues July 21, 2009 (Columbia, SC): McMaster op-ed on interstate water issues
Tues July 21, 2009 (Washinton, DC): Draft Obama Executive Order aims to curb floodplain development
Tues July 21, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Duke Energy facing environmental challenges on several fronts, including water
Fri July 17, 2009 (Atlanta, Ga): Federal judge rules against Georgia in Lake Lanier litigation/tristate water wars
Mon July 20, 2009 (Madison, Fla): How Nestle got millions and millions of dollars from a $230 permit
Tues July 14, 2009 (Wash, DC-NYT/Greenwire): White House revising USACE water project planning guidelines to go beyond economic considerations
Sun, July 12, 2009 (Macon, Ga): Synthesis of federal research agencies predicts much hotter southeastern US by 2080 and more frequent and extreme droughts
Sun July 12, 2009 (Rocky Mt, NC): City tests new pipeline to stave off water disaster
Thurs July 9, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): S.C. denies water quality certification for Duke Energy's Catawba relicensing
Mon July 6, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Alcoa contests NC 401 water quality certification over financial assurance requirement
Mon July 6, 2009 (Hendersonville, NC): Editorial concern over water pact involving Lake Adger
Thurs July 2, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh council member quits as head of N.C. Water Rights (anti-Alcoa) group
Wed July 1, 2009 (Washington, DC): Federal government relents and releases 44 coal-ash sites that EPA considers "high hazard" - North Carolina has almost one quarter of them
Mon June 29, 2009 (Durango, Co): It's now legal to catch a raindrop in Colorado
Fri June 12, 2009 (Seattle, Wa): Greening of Bonneville Power; issues with hydropower and the environment
Fri June 5, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Charlotte Business Journal discusses the water allocation legislation
Thurs June 11, 2009 (Columbia, SC): Two groups sue South Carolina over DHEC permits for dams on the Catawba-Watteree River
Mon June 1, 2009 (Raleigh,NC): Sen. Clodfelter takes on tough issues--tax reform and water policy
Wed May 27, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Duke Energy balks at FERC recommendations for Catawba river system
Fri May 22, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Gov. Perdue files anicus brief 'vigorously opposing' Alcoa license
Fri May 22, 2009 (New Berlin, WI): Wisconsin water diversion tests new Great Lakes Compact
Thurs May 21, 2009 (NYT): Sensors help golf courses save water
Tues May 19, 2009 (Charlotte): Ag and industry water users worry about water allocation legislation
Mon May 18, 2009 (Raleigh): Planning for water slows to a drip
Fri May 15, 2009 (Raleigh): All of NC finally drought free for the first time in years
Fri May 15, 2009 (NYT): Cleanup of GE's PCB contamination in Hudson River finally begins
Wed May 13, 2009 (NYT): Return of the dust bowl era in western USA?
Wed May 13, 2009 (Tulare, Ca): Rising calls to regulate California's groundwater
Tues May 6, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Senate votes 44-4 for state takeover of Yadkin River dams from Alcoa
Tues April 21, 2009 (Washington, DC- AP): Rivers shrinking: FLow of many rivers in decline
Sun April 19, 2009 (New Hampshire SeaGrant): Pavement coatings contribute toxins to stormwater
Wed April 15,2009 (Greensboro, NC): Small dam owners sue Piedmont Triad Regional Water authority for loss of water in Deep River
Mon April 13, 2009 (Winston-Salem): Journal editorial staff support water allocation study legislation
Sun April 5, 2009 (Charlotte Observer): Time for state to get serious about water
Thurs Apr 2, 2009 (Reuters): U.S. Supreme Court upholds use of cost-benefit analysis in decisions about power plant cooling water under the federal Clean Water Act
Tue Mar 31, 2009 (The Nation): Blue Gold: Have the next resource wars already begun, over freshwater?
Tue Mar 31, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): Catawba litigation costly to Charlotte
Tue Mar 24, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh and 11 other cities notified of deficient water shortage emergency plans
Thu. March 19, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh-Cary metro area is the fastest growing metro area in the United States
Wed. March 18, 2009 (Sylva, NC): Task force ponders loss of wells and springs in Jackson County
Mon. March 16, 2009 (Istanbul): Conflict at the World Water Forum
Sat. Mar. 7, 2009 (New York, NY): Demand for hydrologists predicted to grow sharply through 2016 as water shortages increase
Fri. Feb 28, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA); California Governor declares statewide drought emergency
Thurs. Feb 26, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Conflict between Franklin County and City of Raleigh over old intake on Neuse River
Wed. Feb. 25, 2009 (Qiaobei, China): Worst drought in N. China in at least half a century is drying up industry, agriculture and cities
Sun Feb. 22, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): 2009 off to dry start; State climatologist discusses the situation
Sat. Feb 21, 2009 (Mendota, CA): Severe drought adds to hardships in California
Sat Feb. 21, 2009 (Asheville, NC): Drought worsens across North Carolina
Wed Feb 18, 2009 (Raleigh, NC): Raleigh adopts tiered water pricing
Wed Feb. 11, 2009 (Charlotte, NC): CMUD proposes drought surcharge; citizen comments to online article illustrate widespread misunderstanding of how we deliver and pay for water
Tues Feb. 2, 2009 (Palo Alto, CA): Google Earth adds water details
Fri Jan 30, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA): Mexico City prepares for water rationing; "We are running out of water"
Fri Jan 30, 2009 (San Francisco, CA): California braces for worst drought ever
Thurs Jan 22, 2009 (Dillsboro, NC): Dispute over dam removal on Tuckaseegee continues
Tues Jan 7, 2009 (Daytona Beach, Fl): Florida water woes and government inaction
''''Mon Dec 29, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): Weekend rains fail to ease Western NC's drought
Tues Dec 16, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): Powerful thirst: editorial support from the News & Observer for the water allocation study recommendations Sun Dec 14, 2008 (Sacramento, CA): California reaching limits of its water, and climate change threatens what is left
Fri Dec 12, 2008 (Greensboro, NC): Editorial support for the water allocation study recommendations
Mon Dec 8, 2008 (Charlotte, NC): Charlotte Observer's Bruce Henderson's coverage of the water allocation study report
Mon Dec 8, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): N&O's Wade Rawlins' coverage of the water allocation study report
Fri Dec 5, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA): Seven western states that depend on Colorado River water will face more major water shortages in the years ahead
Tues Dec 2, 2008 (Harare, ZI): Zimbabwe cuts water supply to capital due to cholera epidemic
Tues Dec 2, 2008 (Washington, DC): NPR coverage of the Entergy v. Waterkeepers case in the U.S. Supreme Court
Tues Dec 2, 2008 (Raleigh, NC): Aqua America seeks statewide uniform rate increase
Tues Nov 25, 2008 (Chapel Hill, NC): Chatham County house first certified WaterSense house in U.S.
Sun Nov 23, 2008 (NYT): Fixing NYC's big water leaks
Fri Nov 21, 2008 (NYT): Blue is the new Green: There are no substitutes for water
Tues Nov 18, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI): Federal and state lawmakers to seek ban on BPA after tests show toxic levels of leaching from baby bottles
Tues Nov 18, 2008 (Blueridgenow.com): Water supply and groundwater issues debated in western NC
Thurs Nov 13, 2008 (Grants Pass, Or): Milestone in largest dam removal plan in US history, on the Klamath River, Oregon
Thurs Nov 6, 2008 (Asheville,NC): Waynesville goes to voluntary water restrictions due to low reservoir level
Thurs Oct 23, 2008 (Milwaukee, WI): Plastics Industry Behind FDA Analysis of Bisphenol A
Tues Oct 21, 2008 (EnvironmentReport.org): Many Dams are no longer safe
Mon Oct 20, 2008 (Charleston, W.Va): Southern drought creeping northward
Wed Oct 15, 2008 (D.C.): National Research Council recommends radical revision in federal stormwater regulation, to integrate water permitting in watersheds
Wed Oct 15, 2008 (California): Water agency kept groundwater uranium problem a secret
Tue Oct 14, 2008 (N.Charleston, SC) : S.C. Attorney General predicts more water wars ahead for Southeast
Tue Oct 14, 2008 (Delaware): Delaware and other states seek to limit baby exposure to BPA
Mon Oct 13, 2008 (Miami): Bottled water company fights ads for local tap water
Thu Oct 9, 2008 (NYT): Demand for water witches rising in rural California
Tues Oct 7, 2008 (EnvironmentReport.org ): Bottlemania: How Bottled Water Got So Big
Sun Oct 5, 2008 (NYT): Pressure Is on to Recycle Water Filters
Fri Oct 3, 2008 (Blueridgenow.com): Counties meet to talk about need to cooperate on water supply
Wed Oct 1, 2008 (Charlotte Observer): A plan to allocate Union County's limited water capacity in the western sections calls for limiting outdoor watering to once a week for years to come
Wed Sept 24, 2008 (Tampa, FL): Plan for Florida water czar and redistribution of northern Florida water to south Florida re-emerges
Tue Sept 23, 2008 (NYT): Ban Near on Diverting Water From Great Lakes
Mon Sept 22, 2008 (News and Observer): Legacy of peach pesticides widespread in groundwater and wells
Tue Sept 16, 2008 (J. American Medical Ass'n): Bisphenol A may cause cardiovascular problems
Tue Sept 16, 2008 (Lubbock, TX): Boone Pickens suspends plan for water pipeline from the Texas panhandle
Sat Sept 13, 2008 (Boston.com): A water fight in Maine: some are resisting Poland Spring's quest for more.
Fri Sept 12, 2008 (Asheville Citizen-Times):The last thing we need is more litigation on water
Fri Sept 12, 2008 (News and Observer):Hanna ends drought in Triangle NC
Fri Sept 12, 2008 (Fresno Bee):Cal water contracts challenged in court
Environmentalists want the federal government to cancel or renegotiate more than three dozen long-term water contracts in the Central Valley because they say they were drawn up using flawed data.... the request has the potential to turn the state's intricately woven water world upside down.
Fri Sept 5, 2008 (LA Times):Another Cal water bank article
SACRAMENTO -- -- Saying California's water reserves are all but gone, state officials on Thursday announced the revival of a dormant 17-year-old program to buy water from Sacramento Valley farmers and sell it to the thirstiest Southern California agencies in case this winter brings a third year of skimpy precipitation...
'Thu Sep 4, 2008 4:01pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters):California "water bank" in works amid drought
California's state government is forming a "water bank" to buy water for local water agencies at risk of shortages next year should a current drought persist...[1]more
Thu Sep 5, 2008 CHAPEL HILL, NC: Waterwiki undergoes phase one of a redesign.
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