May 11 2011

Shale-Gas Drilling Contaminating Drinking Water

Tag: Carbon Footprint,Coal,Environment,Fossil Fuels,Groundwater,Natural Gas — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:31 pm
Methane leaks are contaminating drinking water near shale gas drilling sites in the northeastern United States.

Dec 15 2010

Re-Using ‘Graywater:’ Next Step in Conservation?

Tag: Gray Water,Groundwater,Reuse,Water,Water Conservation — Jessica Marshall @ 3:51 pm
Don't throw out that bathwater, say conservationists, who argue up to 80 percent of household water could be reused.

Oct 07 2010

Hungary Toxic Sludge Spill Reaches Danube

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Europe,Groundwater,Rivers — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:33 am
Hungary's toxic sludge spill, which has killed four people, reached the Danube river Thursday, threatening to contaminate the waterway's entire ecosystem.

Sep 27 2010

Groundwater Levels Draining Fast

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Groundwater,Oceans,Seas,Water — Jessica Marshall @ 2:44 pm
These fast-shrinking subterranean reservoirs are essential to daily life and agriculture in many regions.

Feb 05 2010

Spate of Sinkholes Open Up in Florida

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Fruit,Groundwater,Plants,Winter — Larry O'Hanlon @ 9:05 am
Freezing weather has led to a series of new sinkholes swallowing up strawberry fields and threatening highways and homes in Florida.