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A leak in a heating system at Manheim Township High School brought state environmental regulators to the campus on Nov. 10 and triggered a cleanup of the school’s stormwater drainage
Disappearing mussel species and threatened water quality from development have prompted advocates to push for increased protections for Ohio's Big and Little Darby Creeks. The Environmental Protection Agency's Outstanding National Resource Waters classification is the highest level of protection under the Clean Water Act for waterways with exceptional recreational or ecological significance. Chris Tavenor, associate general counsel with the Ohio Environmental Council, said the deadline to submit public comments on the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's review of the Darby Creeks is Jan...
Arizona's drought conditions are improving. Erinanne Saffell, state climatologist, said it is important to note Arizona evaluates short-term and long-term drought, both of which have recently improved. Saffell explained when looking at short-term drought, things like precipitation, soil moisture and vegetation are essential in understanding short-term effects. ...
Arizona residents in the Rio Verde Foothills community started off the new year with no water after being cut off from the city of Scottsdale as part of emergency water conservation measures while the state endures a drought. Many in the unincorporated 2,000-home Maricopa County community are now left to get creative to capture and conserve water as no permanent solution is in sight. John Carroll, a resident of Rio Verde Foothills, said the situation is a "nightmare." He visited the fill station in Scottsdale where commercial water haulers used to fill up and said it now si...
A new report says there's hope for restoring the Chesapeake Bay - if Pennsylvania does more to meet its clean-water commitments. The 2022 State of the Bay report assesses 13 key indicators of the bay's health. It finds three declined, and three water-quality measures improved. ...