Ogallala aquifer under threat in Kansas irrigation boom
Garden City and western Kansas face a looming water crisis as the Ogallala Aquifer supports corn and beef growth. Experts warn irrigation could dry up the river and enable dustbowl conditions within two decades, imperiling local industry and the Arkansas River ecosystem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Garden City
Kan
Ogallala
Kansas
Mark Sexson
Old West
Sexson
Great Plains
North Dakota
Texas
Joe Tomelleri
Fort Hays State University
Tomelleri
Arkansas River
Bill Hanzlick
Kansas Fish and Game
Arkansas
Hanzlick
Unions Face Stiff Resistance in Silicon Valley
San Francisco AP reports Silicon Valley maintains a strong anti union culture with a largely union free electronics workforce of about 170 000. High pay benefits rapid job mobility and sophisticated preventative labor relations keep unions at bay as firms like Hewlett Packard Activision and Convergent Technology emphasize open egalitarian atmospheres and employee growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Silicon Valley
Atari
Activision
Mike Ayers
East
Midwest
Hewlett-Packard Co
Michael J. Lotito
Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman
Unwanted chemicals leaking from tanks across the nation
Thousands of underground storage tanks are leaking gasoline acids and solvents, contaminating groundwater nationwide. EPA and industry study the scope as pockets of contamination foul drinking water, with Gulf Coast and upper Midwest hardest hit. Estimates show 75,000 to 100,000 leaking gasoline tanks, plus many solvent and chemical tanks. Pipelines may pose greater danger, while soil chemistry drives corrosion.
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Newhouse News Service
Washington
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Gulf Coast
Upper Midwest
Warren Rogers
Newport
R.I
EPA
Marty Harper
Office of Toxic Substances
Dustry
Steel Tank Institute
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Liberal
Don Laird
Hutchinson
Wichita
Colorado State Line
Hamilton County
Kearny
Finney
Gray County
The
Death River
Ford County
Convergent
Ray Calmel
Calmes
Data Systems Division
Harper
Eno
Odessa
LANE
Lestern Mattress
Helene Curtis
Mfr
Nexxus
Jcpenney the Styling Salon
Permian Mall
J C. Penney Company, Inc
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