Development of Horse Farm Could Taint Wells, Expert Says
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By MATTHEW VAN DUSEN, STAFF WRITER  FRANKLIN LAKES  A proposed development on a 10-acre horse farm in the borough could contaminate nearby wells, according to an environmental consultant hired by neighbors seeking to preserve the farm.
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By Tom Bailey Jr baileytom@yourappealcom  Neighbors are responding with questions about, support for and opposition to a proposed equestrian retreat in Collierville. "I thought it was wonderful," Joan Jenkins said of plans unveiled last week for Ryan's Ranch.
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By Gardner Chris  Dirk Seiling wonders whether some of his fellow dairy farmers care about keeping dairy effluent out of streams.
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By Daniel Thigpen, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 17--STOCKTON -- County planners on Thursday rejected a proposal to turn nearly 400 acres of dairy farmland south of Manteca into space for new homes after opponents argued such a project would threaten existing dairies.
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Plans to develop Heart of the Triad acres will be met with enthusiasm by many landowners who find their property more valuable. For others, however, HOT looks like a threat to a traditional way of life.
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By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Feb. 19--Possible neighbors of the proposed hog farm in eastern Yuma  County aren't quite ready to accept an animal feeding operation in their  backyard even though the company intends to break ground this week.
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By Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 2--There's not enough water on Squalicum Mountain to serve a substantial number of homes, and drilling more wells for new houses may rob existing houses of water, a Whatcom County geologist told county officials.
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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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By MATTHEW VAN DUSEN, STAFF WRITER  Oakland residents and officials spoke against a composting facility on Wednesday, contending it could pollute a nearby well and that its location in the Ramapo River's flood plain would endanger areas downstream.
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An adverse panel recommendation could threaten Northgate Minerals' golden opportunity.
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By David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 11--VALENTINE, Neb. -- Irrigation farming threatens to sap the Niobrara River, the state's premier canoeing stream, say state and federal agencies.
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HELENA, Mont., July 6 -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust.
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By Jennifer Maloney, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 13--The Suffolk Water Authority and opponents clashed yesterday in a hearing on the authority's application to drill into the Lloyd aquifer to help address contamination issues in Northport.
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By RICK CALLAHAN, Associated Press writer  A bill that would prohibit large livestock farms within 2 miles around schools, cities and towns drew criticism Tuesday from a state agricultural official and support from residents who said dust and odors from the farms make them ill.
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EJIDO LA LAGUNA, Mexico  - Julian Rosales' farm is within a stone's throw of one of North America's biggest rivers, but the Mexican landowner fears he will not be able to sow his crops next year for lack of water.
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A proposal to send more water to Central Valley fields and Southern California neighborhoods could undermine ecological gains in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, environmentalists say.
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By EASTON, Paul; MORRALL, Amanda  Ngai Tahu is taking aim at increasingly big dairy farms, which kaiwhakahaere (chairman) Mark Solomon says are ruining the environment.