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Apr 11 2024
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Hawaii is "on the verge of catastrophe," locals say, as water crisis continues
In Hawaii, one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai, "water is life" — a phrase that not only sums up what it means to exist on an island, but what it means to live, period. But now, one of the largest of the island chain's land masses is facing a triple threat to its sole freshwater source, and if it isn't addressed soon, one community member says, "we're in deep trouble." Despite
CBS News (Online)Apr 22 2024
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Where the $60 million hot mineral baths resort near Zion plans to get its water
La Verkin • Tourists and visitors to the southern Utah town of La Verkin will soon no longer have to resort to bathtubs or backyard spas to enjoy a hot-water soak. More than a decade after La Verkin Hot Springs was closed and made off-limits to bathers due to the then-owner’s legal and financial problems, construction on a new $60 million resort is underway on 16 acres on the north side of the
The Salt Lake TribuneApr 19 2024
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5 Maryland teens shot, 2 critically injured, during water gun fight for senior skip day
Five Maryland teenagers were shot and two were critically injured during a water gun fight celebrating "senior skip day," a spokesperson for the Greenbelt Police Department told CBS News on Friday. Hundreds of teens skipped school in Prince George's County for the tradition and gathered in Bowie, Maryland, said Ricardo Dennis, the police department's public information officer. Both Bowie and
CBS News (Online)Apr 10 2024
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Osceola considers tapping nearby quarry to avert drinking water crisis
Osceola is looking at pumping water from a nearby quarry to boost dwindling levels in drought-depleted West Lake — its primary source of drinking water. Osceola Water Superintendent Brandon Patterson said Tuesday the southern Iowa city of 5,600 could potentially tap 70 million gallons of water from the 9-acre, 50-foot-deep, spring-fed quarry north of town. The proposal could help the city
Des Moines RegisterApr 06 2024
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Water, sewer work will close busy road in north Jackson
JACKSON, MI - An upcoming road closure could change the Monday and Tuesday morning commutes for some drivers on Jackson’s north side.
Water and sewer system work will shut down West Ganson Street between North West Avenue and North Wisner Street starting the morning of Monday, April 8, city officials said in a news release.
MLive.comApr 13 2024
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Deputies rescue man and his dog from icy waters on U.P. lake
MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI – A man and his dog were saved from the icy waters of an inland lake Friday evening in a rescue that saw two first responders later treated for hypothermia.
The incident was reported around 4:06 p.m. Friday, April 12, when Marquette County Central Dispatch received a call of a man in distress in the waters of Lake Michigamme, about 30 miles west of Marquette.
MLive.comApr 18 2024
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Pipeline rupture at Silver Bay taconite plant spills 140,000 gallons of industrial water
SILVER BAY, Minn. — A pipe at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Northshore Mining’s taconite plant ruptured Wednesday, releasing approximately 140,000 gallons of “process water” until it was shut down 11 minutes later. According to a spill incident report submitted to the state by a Northshore employee, the spill occurred between 2:41 p.m. and 2:52 p.m. Wednesday and emerged from an 8- to 10-foot gash in a
Pioneer PressMar 26 2024
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Water line break at OLOL Medical Center
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A water line break is causing issues for a portion of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge.
Hospital spokeswoman Chrislyn Maher said the issue is affecting a part of the hospital called St. Mary’s Tower.
Maher said portable water is being brought in to help until the line can be repaired and added that “patient care continues.”
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