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The US Bureau of Reclamation estimates annual natural upper Colorado River flow based on data recorded from streamgages at Lees Ferry. At that location, Colorado River streamflow reflects water that has drained from the upper basin, which includes Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico. Credit: US Geological Survey.
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Editorial: Prime Location or Drinkable Water: How Might Home Buying Change?

December 29, 2019 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley For future homebuyers, what will be the biggest draw?  Will the perfect location, convenience to school, work, and shopping, or beautiful settings still be driving home sales?  Or will future buyers gravitate […]

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Virginia Senators Urged to Protect Appalachian Trail

May 16, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Dominion Energy pressuring Congress to change laws in its favor On May 16, 2019, more than 50 organizations from across the state called on Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Virginia’s members of […]

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IEN Response to Reports of Dakota Access Pipeline Leaks

May 11, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Jade Begay (ienearth.org) and Nina Smith (megaphonestrategies.com) On May 10, 2017, the Indigenous Environmental Network is responding to reports that the Dakota Access Pipeline experienced its first spill at a pumping station near Crandon, South Dakota, […]

NC WARN court filing screenshot 2017.
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Groups Contest Fracked Gas Pipeline by Duke Energy and Dominion

April 10, 2017 Kay Whatley

Draft Environmental Impact Statement is a Moving Target and Fatally Flawed By Jim Warren, NC WARN  On April 6, 2017, more than 20 citizen groups and statewide nonprofits told federal regulators that the environmental review process for […]

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Standing Rock will Challenge Any Suspension of Pipeline’s Environmental Review

January 31, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Chelsea Hawkins and Sue Evans, Pyramid Comm. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will vigorously pursue legal action to ensure the environmental impact statement (EIS) order issued late last year is followed so the pipeline process is legal, […]

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Tribe Says Trump Executive Order on DAPL Violates Law, Tribal Treaties

January 24, 2017 Kay Whatley

The Decision Puts Water for 17 Million People at Risk By Chelsea Hawkins and Sue Evans, Pyramid Communications The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said today that President Donald Trump’s executive action towards an approval of an […]

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe & Department of Justice Move to Dismiss Dakota Access Lawsuit

January 9, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Chelsea Hawkins, Pyramid Communications On January 9, 2017, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed a motion with the US District Court in Washington, DC, asking District Judge James Boasberg to throw out Dakota Access’s lawsuit against […]

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Issues Proclamation in Support of Oceti Sakowin Camp Safety

November 30, 2016 Kay Whatley

Calls on President Obama to Stop Civil Rights and Law Enforcement Abuses By Chelsea Hawkins and Sue Evans, Pyramid Communications Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II, on November 30, 2016, issued a proclamation […]

Source: Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona.
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Analysis: Company Behind Dakota Access Pipeline Has Record of Spills, Property Damage

September 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Randi Spivak, biologicaldiversity.org Energy Transfer Partners, the conglomerate behind the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, is responsible for 29 pipeline safety incidents since 2006, in which 9,555 barrels of hazardous liquids were leaked, […]

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Potential Pipeline Impact on Water in WV, VA and NC

August 24, 2016 Kay Whatley

Guidances Released on Monitoring Water Supplies Released by Rick Webb, Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) has released a report for landowners and water providers concerned about the potential impacts of pipeline […]

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Dakota Water Needs a Fighting Chance against Contamination

August 16, 2016 Kay Whatley

FORT YATES, North Dakota – The following is a statement from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman, Dave Archambault II on the Tribe’s opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline proposed project. Statement from Standing Rock Sioux Tribal […]

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Barn owl. Source: NC Wildlife. Credit Peter K. Burian
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NC Wildlife Seeks Public’s Help in Barn Owl Sightings and Nest Box Placement

August 2, 2019

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of barn owls to the agency. Commission biologists are seeking barn owl observations to help them learn more about habitat needs […]

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The Strange-ness: Children’s Game of Tag A World Sport

January 31, 2018

By Kay Whatley, Editor “Tag, you’re it!” Do you remember playing tag as a child? The children’s chasing game is being promoted as a world sport:  World Chase Tag™. Chase Tag® events have been held […]

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The Strange-ness: Streets Change with Rain

June 8, 2016

A group in Boston has inscribed poetry on the streets of Boston MA; poetry that is only seen when it rains. Using stencils and water repellent, the poems are placed on a sidewalk or similar […]

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