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Oil in Lake From Exxon’s Spill? Depends Who You Ask
Posted by KATV: None Given on April 5th, 2013
KATV: The oil leak in Mayflower is still less than a week old and the clean-up is a long way from finished, but there is growing concern over the future of that area.
Conflicting reports from different agencies aren't helping the people around Mayflower decide if it's safe.
Recent tests of air quality show volatile organic compounds remain in the air, but Exxon is sticking to their comment that no oil or remnants from the Pegasus Line burst have seeped into Lake Conway.
However, there's a different...
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New strategy needed to cope with Arctic environmental changes: Report
Posted by Reuters: Yereth Rosen on April 5th, 2013
Reuters: With the warming U.S. Arctic region poised for greater oil and mining development, the White House needs to develop a national strategy that can take environmental decisions on a larger scale, a report issued Thursday concluded.
The study recommends greater coordination between federal, state and local agencies to better manage resources in Alaska, said the U.S. Department of Interior's Alaska Interagency Working Group in its report that was presented to President Barack Obama.
"It is imperative...