Lawsuit weighs atrazine’s threat to water supplies. A Madison County class-action lawsuit filed in 2004 over the use of the popular herbicide atrazine is gaining steam, and one lawyer says it could reshape farming practices nationwide. Belleville News-Democrat, Illinois.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/941479.html
Lake Ontario’s fish less toxic, but alerts unheeded. More than three decades after New Yorkers were first warned to limit their consumption of Lake Ontario fish, levels of toxic chemicals in the fish have plummeted, yet continue to threaten the health of those who ignore consumption advisories. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, New York.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090927/NEWS01/909270355/1002/NEWS
Concern over Great Lakes fish will remain even after current toxins fade.New York’s advisories on consumption of Lake Ontario fish are based on chemicals that, for the most part, were banned decades ago and are increasingly rare in the environment. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, New York.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090927/NEWS01/909270356/1002/NEWS
Breaking ground with a $1.6 billion plan to tame water.Philadelphia has announced a $1.6 billion plan to transform the city over the next 20 years by embracing its storm water – instead of hustling it down sewers and into rivers as fast as possible. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. [Registration Required]
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20090927_Breaking_ground_with_a__1_6_billion_plan_to_tame_water.html
For San Joaquin River, a historic reawakening. It all starts with a gentle surge of water to be released from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River. A massive, unprecedented and unpredictable river restoration project will begin, reawakening miles of dried riverbed and salmon runs that have been extinct for six decades. Fresno Bee, California.
http://www.fresnobee.com/1136/story/1650136.html
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