Tag Archives: water

LA ‘black ball’ reservoir rollout potential ‘disaster’ in the making, say experts

08/20/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
LA’s scheme to cover a reservoir under 96 million “shade balls” may not be all it is touted to be, experts told FoxNews.com, with some critics going so far as to refer to the plan as a “potential disaster.” The…

Black-balled: LA tries spherical scheme to block evaporation amid drought

08/12/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Is a bevy of black balls – 96 million to be exact – a crucial solution in helping California manage its calamitous drought? On Monday, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti deployed the final 20,000 of the 96 million “shade balls”…

APNewsBreak: Ohio making more money available next year for upgrading water treatment plants

08/07/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio – Ohio will make more money available next year for cities planning to fix their drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, continuing a program rolled out nearly a year ago after toxins from Lake Erie contaminated Toledo’s water…

8 Father’s Day gifts for health-conscious dads

06/14/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
PreviousNext Give the special dad in your life something he’ll really appreciate— the gift of health. Whether he’s an uber athlete, trying to get back in shape or simply make his health a priority, these eight picks will help him…

Climate scientists criticize government paper that erases ‘pause’ in warming

06/10/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Until last week, government data on climate change indicated that the Earth has warmed over the last century, but that the warming slowed dramatically and even stopped at points over the last 17 years. But a paper released May 28…

Big Labor accused of big hypocrisy

06/01/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
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Challenges and joys facing America’s small businesses

05/08/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
A new small business starts with an idea, but in between that first dream and the first sale there are lots of obstacles. Still, millions of Americans open their own business every year. This creativity and persistence of small business…

High-tech fishing gear for landing a big lunker

05/04/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
(Minn Kota) Every year, angling gets a bit more high-tech. The rods use materials that can bend farther and won’t snap. The reels handle the fishing line a bit more accurately thanks to new interior components. This year is no…

WWII ship used for atomic bomb tests found ‘amazingly intact’

04/21/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The USS Independence aircraft carrier, which operated during World War II, has been located about a half mile underwater off California’s Farallon Islands. Using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) dubbed the Echo Ranger and a 3D-imaging sonar system, researchers have…

Mysterious gray gunk killing hundreds of birds in San Francisco Bay

01/23/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Conservation officials aren’t sure what the gunk that is killing birds in the San Francsico Bay is. (AP) SAN FRANCISCO – Wildlife experts are scrambling to identify the mysterious gray gunk coating — and killing — hundreds of seabirds in…