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DEP chided at hearing on drilling
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Christopher Lauff of Mount Pleasant, Washington County, and others testifying before the House Democratic Policy Committee said the DEP's has used incomplete and misleading air and water test results, protected the gas drilling industry and exposed
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Green Blog: A Clash in Pennsylvania Over Fracking and Water Tests
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 4 months ago
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A war of words has broken out between environmentalists and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection over the cancellation of a meeting on the state's testing of water from water wells near natural-gas drilling sites...A meeting of 25
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Corbett asked to revise reporting on Pennsylvania well water
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 6 months ago
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In a letter to the governor Wednesday, the groups asked that the DEP start releasing all test results, instead of a limited array of findings, from water sampling conducted by the department in cases of suspected contamination due to oil and gas
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Lawmaker challenges Pa. DEP's reporting of gas well water safety
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 7 months ago
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In response, state Rep. Jesse White, D-Cecil, Thursday called on state and federal agencies to investigate the DEP for "alleged misconduct and fraud" revealed by sworn depositions in a civil case currently in Washington County Common Pleas Court. "
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Hospital shut to new patients after Legionnaires' bacteria found in water supply
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 7 months ago
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A hospital has been shut to patients after finding traces of the potentially deadly bacteria in its water system that can lead to Legionnaires' Disease. St George's Hospital, in Hornchurch, Essex, has closed its two wards containing 44 patients
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3rd water test done in Diepsloot
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 1 year ago
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The third water test was done in Diepsloot to determine if the water there was contaminated, the City of Johannesburg said on Monday. Spokesperson Millicent Kabwe advised all residents not to use tap water or any other water in the Diepsloot area
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Water test kits available
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 year ago
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A $45 test kit checks water samples for nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, chloride, sulfate, soluble phosphorus, silica and specific conductivity. A pesticide screen for $70 will indicate the presence of triazine herbicides and Lasso, Dual or Harness. A
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Reduced fee for well water test
Libertyville :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Water samples can be brought to the Lake County Central Permit Facility, 500 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. between March 12 and 22. During this time, the normal $16 analysis fee for testing for bacteria and nitrates
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PG&E water test leads to Hwy 280 mudslide
Woodside :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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A mudslide caused by PG&E testing covered parts of Highway 280 near Woodside Sunday afternoon, closing all northbound lanes to traffic for more than an hour. The slide occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. at Farm Hill Road as mud and water spilled onto
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Watershed specialist keeps residential water wells in check
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Content Kelly Williams, a watershed specialist with the Clearfield County Conservation District, kept receiving calls from anguished residents, unsure whether to spend their hard-earned dollars on baseline water tests that might serve as their only
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