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  • Water Bill Passes out of Committee
    The Water Resources Reform and Development Act passed out of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today with bi-partisan support.…
  • A worker at Encana's Frenchie Draw gas-drilling rig in central Wyoming guides sections of steel pipe into an 11,000-foot well in 2009. The EPA on Thursday has tied contamination in drinking water to chemicals used in the drilling technique, called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
    EPA Connects 'Fracking' To Water Contamination
    For the first time, a government study has tied contamination in drinking water to an advanced drilling technique commonly known as "fracking." EPA scientists found high levels of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing in the ground water of a small Wyoming town.
  • Police Investigating Water Buffalo Escape
    The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said it’s investigating the escape of Asian Water Buffalo from a fenced field last week in Punta Gorda.Officers…
  • Director John Waters' directorial credits include <em>Hairspray </em>and <em>Pink Flamingos</em>.
    John Waters Argues For Murderer's Release
    Cult director John Waters discusses his friendship with Manson family member and convicted murderer Leslie Van Houten, who he believes should be released on parole.
  • Cape Town Copes With Water Crisis
    The South African city of Cape Town is set to run out of water in April. NPR's Michel Martin talks to local business owner Nina Elvin-Jenson about how she's dealing with the water restrictions.
  • Canadian Politicians In Hot Water For Their Tweets
    The country's official languages are English and French. An investigation by the commissioner of Official Languages finds that some cabinet members broke the law by not tweeting enough in French.
  • Sanibel's Water Is Tainted By Freshwater Flows
    CORRECTIONS: WGCU previously reported the orange-brown color comes from excess nutrients, but it's actually caused by plant material. We also reported…
  • DeSantis Talks Water Quality at FGCU
    This weekend, republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis swung through southwest Florida where he met with the heads of three local universities,…
  • Water Managers Brace For Hurricane Matthew
    UPDATE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is concerned Hurricane Matthew could erode the Herbert Hoover Dike or even cause sinkholes. The dike surrounds…
  • Seminole Tribe Challenges Water Standards
    The Seminole Tribe of Florida has filed a legal challenge against controversial new state water-quality standards, arguing they don't adequately take...
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