July 25, 2013
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Environment Management Newsletter July 25, 2013 |
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Getting the facts straight about weather related disasters
"It is misleading, and just plain incorrect, to claim that disasters associated with hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or droughts have increased on climate timescales either in the United States or globally. It is further incorrect to associate the increasing costs of disasters with the emission of greenhouse gases."Those bold statements are not the remarks of a climate skeptic. Rather, they are part of the recent testimony given before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works by Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr., a Professor in the Environmental Studies Program of the University of Colorado, ... | ||
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San Antonio Agrees to $1.1 Billion Upgrade Sewer Systems to Comply With Clean Water Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced today that the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) has agreed to make significant upgrades to reduce overflows from its sewer system and pay a $2.6 million civil penalty to resolve Clean Water Act (CWA) violations stemming from illegal discharges of raw sewage. The state of Texas is a co-plaintiff in this case and will receive half of the civil penalty. When wastewater systems overflow, they can release raw sewage and other pollutants into local waterways, threatening water quality and contributing to beach closures ... | ||
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