News Talk KIT » epa http://newstalkkit.com Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gas Stations Ordered To Close On Yakima Reservation http://newstalkkit.com/gas-stations-ordered-to-close-on-yakima-reservation/ http://newstalkkit.com/gas-stations-ordered-to-close-on-yakima-reservation/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:13:33 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=230102 AP-The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama Indian Reservation. The agency also announced penalties against the stations Wednesday

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/gas-stations-ordered-to-close-on-yakima-reservation/feed/ 0 getty images Yakima Valley Diaries and EPA to Improve Water Quality http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-valley-diaries-and-epa-to-improve-water-quality/ http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-valley-diaries-and-epa-to-improve-water-quality/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:36:57 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=214480 Dairy operators in the Yakima Valley have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to improve water quality in their community.

The agreement provides for long-term certainty for the dairy operators and strong, enforceable measures to protect groundwater

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/yakima-valley-diaries-and-epa-to-improve-water-quality/feed/ 0 getty images The EPA, Nitrates, Dairy Farms and More Discussed on KIT's Mike Bastinelli Show [AUDIO] http://newstalkkit.com/the-epa-nitrates-dairy-farms-and-more-discussed-on-kits-mike-bastinelli-show-audio/ http://newstalkkit.com/the-epa-nitrates-dairy-farms-and-more-discussed-on-kits-mike-bastinelli-show-audio/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:15:41 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=199193 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a report  that assessed likely sources of nitrate pollution - including dairy farms and crop fields - in lower Yakima Valley groundwater and some drinking water wells

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/the-epa-nitrates-dairy-farms-and-more-discussed-on-kits-mike-bastinelli-show-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images EPA Finding Nitrates Levels High in Different Areas of the Lower Valley http://newstalkkit.com/epa-finding-nitrates-levels-high-in-different-areas-of-the-lower-valley/ http://newstalkkit.com/epa-finding-nitrates-levels-high-in-different-areas-of-the-lower-valley/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:26:36 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=179313  

A new study from the EPA says multiple locations in the lower valley had nitrates above ten parts per million, and that's considered unsafe to drink.

The Environmental Protection Agency held a public meeting this week to discuss possible solutions. It's believed at l

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