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The groups want much more use of moors, marshes and plants to store and clean rain water, instead of allowing it to run straight into rivers and thus increase the risk of flooding.
BBC: UK water resources 'left to weather's mercy'
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Soon possibly before dusk a heavy rain would wash clean all the dusty trees and rooftops and sidewalks.
NEWYORKER: Waiting
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But rain forecast for Tuesday afternoon could hamper the clean-up by carrying oil sheen towards nearby Lake Conway, a popular destination for bass, catfish, bream and crappie fishing.
BBC: Exxon Mobil oil spill subject to Arkansas investigation
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With fresh water, we are working hard to establish biodiversity priorities and to demonstrate how incredibly important biologically rich, intact natural systems like rain forests are in ensuring a continued supply of clean water to human societies.
FORBES: Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises, Part Two
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During the administration of Bush I, the EPA suppressed the findings of a decade-long, half-billion-dollar study of acid rain NAPAP, the main scientific conclusion of which was that acid rain was not the culprit in increasing the acidity of lakes until after Congress passed Clean Air Act of 1990.
FORBES: The EPA: The Worst of Many Rogue Federal Agencies, Part II