U.S. Cites Poor Water Quality on More Airliners
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The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.
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NASA has previously said that the data, which comes from tens of thousands of interviews with pilots about safety issues, could damage the airline industry.
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Protection of fresh water needs prompt clarification and strengthening in the United States.
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Federal regulators ordered airlines to speed up inspections of the wing slats on newer Boeing 737 jetliners after more problems that could lead to a fire were found in initial inspections this week.
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Nearly a third of North America&#39;s birds are in significant decline, signaling degrading environmental conditions and leaving some Florida species hard-hit, according to a report released this week.
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By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  Facing potential prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's Office and multiple fines from local water authorities, the Boeing Co. will try today to persuade state water regulators to loosen tough pollution rules governing the Santa Susana Field Lab.
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According to a report just released from Environmental Protection Agency, one of every three lakes in the United States and nearly one-quarter of the nation&#39;s rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.
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Untreated sewage pouring into the world's seas and oceans is polluting their water and coastlines and endangering the health and welfare of the people and animals that inhabit them, according to a bleak new U.N. report released Wednesday on the threats to the world's marine environments.
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Business & money: Airline says environmental campaigns against low-cost flying are affecting demand.
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New water quality inspections on airliners were initiated Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency in response to the discovery of coliform bacteria in the drinking water of one in every eight planes it tested.
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An environmental group says oil and gas wells in five western states aren't being inspected often enough, and the inspections that are done are more likely for production than ecological concerns.
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Americans were cautioned about  eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly  one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from  mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection  Agency said on Tuesday.
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Beginning today U.S. pilots will have more reliable information about the threat of icing&#151;an airborne condition that has caused hundreds of plane-crash fatalities.
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More than one-third of the nation's lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers contain fish that may be contaminated with mercury, dioxin, PCB and pesticide pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
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A surprising number of drinking water systems on domestic and foreign commercial aircraft tested this summer by the government did not meet federal standards because they were contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria, regulators said on Monday.
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Americans were cautioned about eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.
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Congested skies and bad weather last year resulted in more flight delays, more mishandled baggage and more complaints about airline service than in 2003, the government announced Thursday.