Big Dig Leaks Worse Than Thought
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Leaks in the Big Dig highway tunnel system are more widespread than officials have acknowledged, and top construction managers warned as far back as six years ago about problems that could cause waterproofing failures, records show.
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By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 16--An oil pipeline spill on Feb. 2 in Rusk County -- one of the largest such accidents of its kind in state history -- has been found to have contaminated the local water table, officials confirmed Thursday.
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By Brian Neill, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Sep. 20--The source of a 900-gallon oil spill into Tampa Bay from Port Manatee discovered Monday has been traced to a roughly quarter-inch hole in a transfer pipe that had been leaking for more than a day.
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There is a "high possibility" a huge underground drainage tunnel could soon fail, flooding parts of this mountain-ringed metropolis 15 feet deep in sewage, the national water agency said Tuesday.
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XINTAI, China, Aug. 23 -- The first sign of trouble was a stream of water that burst from a wall deep in the mine, Wang Kuitao recalled. Within minutes, he said, the water was everywhere, rushing down the shaft carrying tons of mud. Another disaster was on the way, Wang quickly concluded, one more...
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Thousands of residents who were evacuated from the path of a leaking dam were urged to stay away through Monday after authorities released a torrent of water to ease pressure on the barrier.
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In a burgeoning political and engineering scandal, Boston&#39;s gleaming new underground Interstate 93 highway is riddled with hundreds of leaks.
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Inspectors on Thursday quadrupled to 240 the number of possible ceiling bolt problems in a Big Dig tunnel where a woman was crushed by falling concrete, adding to the urgency of the growing debate over who should ensure the safety of the troubled project.
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By Dave Gustafson  daveg@wvgazette.com  When a child gets into the chemicals stored beneath the sink or a hazardous materials tank leaks in a neighborhood, there is always someone like V.
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Water leaking from a damaged nuclear power plant was 50 percent more radioactive than initially announced.
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By Barbara Carmen, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 14--The leaky water system at a South Side steel plant, cited by the state for polluting air and water, is so archaic that it still uses hollowed logs as pipes.
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An investigation of tunnel leaks in the Big Dig highway project was repeatedly hindered by officials of the top contractor and the state agency that manages it, says the retired judge who led the probe.
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XINTAI, China, Aug. 23 -- The first sign of trouble was a stream of water that burst from a wall deep in the mine, Wang Kuitao recalled. Within minutes, he said, the water was everywhere, rushing down the shaft carrying tons of mud. Another disaster was on the way, Wang quickly concluded, one mor...
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Tunnel experts have discovered a second section of the Big Dig highway tunnel system under downtown Boston with a defect similar to one that caused a major leak in September.
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RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. - Engineers may have to further lower a lake if some repairs to a leaky dam don't work, which could cause a crunch at lakeside power plants and threaten drinking water supplies, officials said Wednesday.
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By Saeed Shah  Thames Water, Britain's leakiest water supplier, unveiled plans yesterday to build a giant pounds lbn reservoir to meet the increasing needs of customers in the South-east.
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PHILADELPHIA A big gash has been found on the tanker that caused the Delaware River&#39;s worst oil spill in nearly a decade. Divers have found a six-foot cut on the ship, plus holes in two tanks.