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News & InformationNews and InformationDecember 20, 2008 Feds pull plug on massive reservoir for Yakima ValleySource: Seattle Times - WA The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says a massive reservoir proposed to improve water supplies in Central Washington's drought-prone Yakima Valley would be too costly, a decision that potentially ends years of studies that have... December 17, 2008 Investors Call on World's Largest Companies to Join Water Sustainability EffortSource: Social Funds.com Since its launch in July, 2007, the CEO Water Mandate has been endorsed by the chief executives of some 40 major corporations, who "recognize that the private sector has an important stake in helping to address the water... December 17, 2008 Florida approves $1.34 billion U.S. Sugar dealSource: Reuters A Florida regional water board on Tuesday approved a $1.34 billion agreement to buy 180,000 acres of land from U.S. Sugar Corp, a deal regarded as critical to the restoration of Florida's fragile Everglades wetland.
December 16, 2008 U.S. tightens the tap on water from Northern CaliforniaSource: Los Angeles Times Federal wildlife officials on Monday released new restrictions on pumping water from Northern California, further tightening the spigot on flows to Southern California cities and San Joaquin Valley farms.
December 15, 2008 Bottled water withdrawn amid contamination fearsSource: Belfast Times - United Kingdom Bottled water has reportedly been removed from shop shelves after tests raised concerns about possible human or animal waste contamination.
December 15, 2008 The Delta debate: Resurrecting the canalSource: Sacramento Bee - CA The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas, a rich fishery, a boater's paradise and California's most important water supply. Environmental decline and natural disasters threaten to... December 13, 2008 Drought means workers hungry in US produce capitalSource: Associated Press Idled farm workers are searching for food in the nation's most prolific agricultural region, where a double blow of drought and a court-ordered cutback of water supplies has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.
December 12, 2008 U.N. Appoints Controversial 'Water Czar' to Form Policy on WaterSource: Fox News.com The United Nations named a "water czar" this week to advise the world body on water policy. And while no one disputes the growing importance of water-supply issues around the globe, some are wondering if they've picked the right... December 11, 2008 Leading Membership Organization Responds to Drought Crisis in the Western U.S.Source: International Business Times As consumers and waterdistricts look for innovative ways to conserve water during a critical declinein supply, the California-Nevada Section of the American Water WorksAssociation (CA-NV AWWA) is offering the country's first and... December 9, 2008 Investors Focus on "Liquidity" - Companies Urged to Embrace Water SustainabilitySource: CSRwire (CSRwire) LONDON. - 9 December 2008 - A US$1.5 trillion alliance of investors, all signatories to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, is asking 100 of the world's biggest companies to join an initiative that will... |
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