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CENTRAL JERSEY: Watershed group issues environmental warning

By Kristine Snodgrass and John Saccenti, Staff Writers
Posted: Monday, February 22, 2010
centraljersey.com

Run-off from contamination sources including excess lawn fertilizers, trash and leaking septic and sewer lines is a leading cause of water pollution in central New Jersey, according a report issued Monday by the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.

   ”Hundreds of thousands of people in central New Jersey rely on our lakes, rivers, streams and groundwater for water to drink and use,” said Jim Waltman, executive director of the Watershed Association. “As our region’s water watchdog we felt it was imperative to understand just what challenges our water is facing today. Using a combination of state resources and our own comprehensive scientific data and policy analysis we’ve uncovered the real issues threatening 

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Contamination remains in north, downtown Casper

Officials say drinking water not affected

Contamination remains in north, downtown Casper

By PETE NICKEAS - Star-Tribune staff writer | Posted: Monday, February 22, 2010

Most of the contaminated groundwater and soil that environment officials found in north and downtown Casper in the mid 1990s is still contaminated, according to testing results released Thursday night by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

The testing was done this fall and revealed widespread groundwater and soil contamination
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New plan aims to rescue the Great Lakes
Marcella Raymond, Jim Tankersley WGN News

Environmental experts and the Obama administration say the Great Lakes need to be rescued. The sprawling ecosystem is plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.

A new plan detailed Sunday says the Environmental Protection Agency will spend $2.2 billion over five years to repair a century of damages to the lakes
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