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Homeland security legislation to affect water sector
Increasing security of transportation of dangerous chemicals, changing the formula governing the distribution of homeland security grants to states, and other clauses in homeland security bill will affect water sector
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U.K. unveils broad counterterrorism measures
Prime Minister Gordon Brown unvelis broad counter-terrorism measures, including unified border police, electronic exit controls at U.K. borders, biometric visas, better critical infrastructure protection, and more
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Mexican guerrillas who hit oil, gas pipelines had inside knowledge
Cause for worry: Bombers of crude oil and natural gas pipelines in Mexico had detailed knowledge of vulnerable energy installation — and of mitigation procedures, too
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Russia continues go-slow policy on Iran's Bushehr reactor
There are many reasons to criticize Russia, but close examination shows that its behavior on the issue of helping Iran’s nuclear effort has been more responsible and nuanced than surface impressions would allow
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Brits worried about critical infrastructure protection
Swaths of Britain are under water, with hundreds of thousands without power; some worry that the UK is not doing enough to proetct criticalinfrastructure
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DHS has spent $2 billion on private sector for critical infrastructure
Some 85 percent of U.S. critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector, and since 2003 DHS has provided nearly $2 billion for risk-based grants to protect private-sector critical infrastructure; $445 million have been given this year already
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Vortex's water purification technology potentially disruptive
DHS has identified chlorine gas as a top twenty domestic terrorist threat; most countries depend on chlorine as a primary water treatment disinfectant; Vortex offers an alternative
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ACC, DHS work to increase chemical plant safety
Chemical industry leader says that “new security regulations will raise the bar for protecting all of the nation’s chemical facilities”; his organization —and chemical plants — have increased their plant safety efforts
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FortiusOne Moves to New Offices
Innovative developer of intelligent Web mapping moves to larger offices; company’s solution offers large atlas of intelligent maps and geodata, including more than two-billion location attributes in nearly 2,000 data sets
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Nuclear security in Africa to receive €7 million boost
Worries about the spread of instability — and terrorism — in Africa leads EU to contribute to IAEA Nuclear Security Fund aimed at increasing nuclear security on the continent
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More people hospitalized in Ukraine following toxic substance dispersion
More than 70 people hospitalized following derailment of train carrying toxic phosphorous; two decades after Chernobyl, citizens suspicious of government reassurances
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German government furious with nuclear reactor operator
Two nuclear reactors in north Gemrnay shut down, and operator is accused of covering up severity of incidents at both
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Cuomo urges broader Indian Point review
Operator of the two Indian Point nuclear power plants has applied for renewal of the licences to operate the reactors;
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Initiative to reduce power plants' fresh water demands
U.S. electric power plants are the second largest user of fresh water in the nation after agriculture, withdrawing some 140 billion gallons of fresh water per day; DOE, Sandia launch project to address this growing problem
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Damaged Japanese nuclear plant found to sit on fault line
World’s largest nuclear power plant shut down indefinitely after 6.5 magnitude causes radioactive spillage; future of Japan’s nuclear industry uncertain
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The long view
Scientists Map Loss of Groundwater Storage Around the World
Global water resources are stretched by climate change and human population growth, and farms and cities are increasingly turning to groundwater to fill their needs. Unfortunately, the pumping of groundwater can cause the ground surface above to sink. A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally.