Los Angeles City Council votes to ban oil and gas drilling
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The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban drilling of new oil and gas wells…
US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio
Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are…
Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach…
Gas driller pleads no contest to polluting town's water
MONTROSE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s most active gas driller pleaded no contest Tuesday to…
Mine opponents to ask Minnesota Supreme Court to void permit
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on an attempt by…
Houston lifts boil-water order affecting more than 2 million
HOUSTON — Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million…
Water boil order issued for more than 2 million in Houston
HOUSTON — More than 2 million people in the Houston area were under a boil order notice Monday…
Plea hearing scheduled in 'Gasland' drilling pollution case
MONTROSE, Pa. — A plea hearing has been scheduled for next week in the long-running case of a…
Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water…