Tag: water
Ohio’s ag water quality recommendations ‘officially’ announced
COLUMBUS -- Directors for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture and Ohio EPA formally announced their recommendations for water quality improvement...
March 15 webinar will look at municipal water and shale drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension will examine municipalities’ roles related to water use and protection in the...
Do the math: Oil ($$) trumps food
In south Texas, 407 million gallons of water will yield either $200,000 of corn or $2.5 billion of oil and gas. That means there are 12,500 times more reasons to use the water to extract oil and gas than to grow corn and cows.
Yes, you could say Christmas is ‘for the birds’
Every December I get requests to reprint my version of 'Twas the Night before Christmas I first published in 1988. Merry Christmas everyone!
MWCD donates Atwood Resort to Carroll County
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio -- Final terms and conditions of the donation will be negotiated and are expected to be completed for approval by both the commissioners and the MWCD board members in upcoming weeks, according to officials from both agencies.
Pa. Fish and Boat Commission sues Consol Energy over Dunkard Creek...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) sued Consol Energy for civil damages resulting from a 2009 pollution incident in which discharges from a Consol coal mine entered Dunkard Creek, contributing to a massive fish kill spanning nearly 30 miles of stream in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Do you know what’s in your water?
t's hard to beat a cold glass of clear refreshing water to quench your thirst. I've been drinking a lot of water to beat the heat and I imagine you have too.
A pond is not always just a pond
Since the earliest civilizations, societies have wrestled with a love/hate relationship with the "almighty agua." We are no exception. In countless ways, we are...
It’s time to roll out the rain barrel and conserve water
Rain barrels make every drop count. That's the slogan that begins every one of my rain barrel presentations. Well, OK, I have to confess...
