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- China mine-flood kills 1, traps 31 others (UPI)
Mar 1, 2010 - HOHHOT, China, March 1 (UPI) -- A flood in a coal mine under construction in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region killed one miner and left 31 others trapped Monday, authorities said. - Lowell takes hydro firm to court (Lowell Sun)
Mar 1, 2010 - LOWELL -- The city is seeking an injunction against Enel North America, contending that the parent company of Boott Hydropower, has breached a 30-year-old agreement regarding the height of the flashboards the company may erect at Pawtucket Dam. - Flood alerts remain across Britain as rain eases (BBC News)
Mar 1, 2010 - Flood warnings remain in place across parts of Britain as the heavy rain is expected to ease off. - Coal mine flood traps 31 people in northern China (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mar 1, 2010 - Rescuers worked to save 31 coal miners trapped underground by a flood early Monday in northern China, state media reported. - River flood warnings still remain (BBC News)
Mar 1, 2010 - Flood warnings remain in place on several rivers in Essex despite the heavy rainfall easing, the Environment Agency has said. - Flood traps dozens in China coal mine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mar 1, 2010 - A flood left dozens of workers trapped in a coal mine in northern China's Inner Mongolia region on Monday, the mine's owner said. - Corps of Engineers to prepare draft Environmental Impact Report for Isabella Dam Safety Assurance (Kern Valley Sun)
Feb 28, 2010 - Geri AdamsSpecial to the Sun The Sacramento District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with their cooperating agency, the Sequoia National Forest, will soon publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) for the preparation of a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The draft EIS will assess a federal action to remediate seismic, seepage, and hydrologic dam safety concerns at the Isabella ... - Progressive Lawmaker Questions Continued Operation of San Roque Dam (Bulatlat.com)
Feb 27, 2010 - NEWS RELEASE February 27, 2010 Urdaneta, PANGASINAN – Makabayan senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo today revived calls for the decommissioning of the San Roque Dam, citing the devastation it had caused last year, among other failures. Ocampo was in the province to campaign along with other NP bets for national posts. “What has happened to [...] - Freetown’s Forge Pond Dam faces demolition (Boston Globe)
Feb 26, 2010 - FREETOWN - State emergency officials have decided to breach, or tear down, the centuries old Forge Pond Dam within days, saying it poses an imminent danger to the town and its residents. - Freetown Dam In Danger Of Breaking Apart (WBZ Boston)
Feb 26, 2010 - A state of emergency has been declared in Freetown because a 300-year-old dam is in danger of breaking apart after the storm.