Water patrols in California favor warnings over fines
Sacramento water waste inspector Steve Upton stops two violators and offers to adjust sprinkler settings. About 45 agencies statewide enforce mandatory restrictions as drought risks press cities to report waste. Sacramento deploys 40 deputized staff and fields 3,245 complaints year to date.
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Sacramento
Calif
Steve Upton
Upton
Water Conservation Unit
Utilities Department
California
Kim Loeb
Natural Resource Conservation Manager
Visalia
Lina Barber
Barber
Roseville
Los Angeles
Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan in court dispute
Maryland joins Delaware and District of Columbia with Virginia and others in supporting the EPA Chesapeake Bay cleanup in a Third Circuit case. The appeal challenges a 2010 multi state agreement setting nitrogen phosphorus and sediment limits for the estuary. The outcome could shape national environmental policy and future pollution limits beyond the bay.
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Washington
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
U.S
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Environmental Protection Agency
Douglas Gansler
Delaware
District of Columbia
Virginia
EPA
Gansler
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Chesapeake
Eric Shirk
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
GOP
Obama
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bob Stallman
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
William C. Baker
Barack Obama
Bay
Farm Bureau
U.S. District Court
Sylvia Rambo
Harrisburg
Midwest
Mississippi River
Canada
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Cary Coglianese
University of Pennsylvania
Appeals Court
Coglianese
Washington, D.C
Chesapeake Watershed
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
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Nebraska
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Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Last two bodies remain in Washington mudslide
After five weeks of mud and debris searches in Oso, Snohomish County officials halted active rescue operations with two people still unaccounted for. About 30 responders will continue a scaled back search if conditions permit, while 1,000 volunteers helped at the peak.
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Everett
Wash
Washington State
Steve Hadaway
Kris Regelbrugge
Oso
Seattle
Snohomish
Ty Trenary
Frank Hadaway
Steve
Seattle Times
National Guard
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Lisa Lien-Mayer
Association of California Water Agencies
Water Smart
Andrea Pook
East Bay
Sacramento Utilities Department
Bay Bridge
Sandy Point State Park
Annapolis
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