Regular tests for safe water and field scouting notes
Kansas State Extension urges regular testing of private wells to detect contaminants and protect health. Emphasizes that tests reveal changes over time, identify unseen problems, and are cheaper than treatment. Also discusses early spring field scouting for nutrient stresses and planning for 2010 crop, with lab resources and contact details.
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Kansas State Extension
Environmental Protection Agency
S. Ninth
Wind farms show no effect on nearby property values
A government study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds wind farms do not measurably affect home prices across 7,500 sales in nine states near two dozen wind projects. The report, amid ongoing opposition in places like La Veta Colorado, notes individual cases may vary but overall impact is statistically insignificant.
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Denver
U.S. Department of Energy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley
la Veta
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Mickey Schmidt
Berkeley National Laboratory
Ryan Wiser
Berkeley Lab
Wiser
Texas
Big Spring
Dallas
Sherri Key
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