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NOAA says this year's "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico is predicted to be 8,800 square miles, the largest recorded in history. The dead zone is an area of low oxygen water that cannot support marine life. more ]]> The Associated Press Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 15974 29.84064389983441 -88.96728515625 http://wkrg.com/news/article/water_tower_woes/15927/
Baldwin County water tower, drained, cleaned...will be re-filled following possible contamination more ]]> WKRG.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 15927 30.73416336397491 -87.79792785644531 http://wkrg.com/news/article/no_water_for_over_a_month/15782/
An elderly and disabled couple says they've been living without running water for five weeks and they say a utility company is to blame. more ]]> WKRG.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 15782 http://wkrg.com/news/article/new_pain_at_the_pump_water_found_in_gas/14345/
If the price of gas these days isn't enough to make you mad, imagine, filling up only to find out that 61 dollar tank of gas you bought ends up costing you about a thousand bucks. That's exactly what one couple says happened to them while visiting the Gulf Coast. News 5's Kimberly Curth investigates. more ]]> WKRG.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 14345 http://wkrg.com/news/article/water_hogging_diva/14295/
Celine Dion's Florida home uses about 6.5 million gallons of water in a year. That's more than 250 times what the average resident uses, or equivalent to filling a 50-gallon bathtub every four minutes. more ]]> The Associated Press Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 14295 26.922069916732795 -80.10543823242187 http://wkrg.com/news/article/little_lagoon_drowning/13647/
A former city of Gulf Shores employee has died. Joe Ronan drowned while fishing at Little Lagoon Pass. more ]]> WKRG.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 13647 30.265146228759377 -87.68978118896484 http://wkrg.com/news/article/rocket_fuel_in_our_drinking_water/13592/
EPA might not take action to remove toxic rocket fuel from drinking water. more ]]> The Associated Press Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 13592 http://wkrg.com/news/article/worlds_largest_aquarium_to_be_expanded/13582/
Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia set to undergo expansion. more ]]> The Associated Press Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 13582 33.75060604160645 -84.3914794921875 http://wkrg.com/news/article/officials_cleaning_up_alabama_waterways/12976/
State environmental leaders have voted to pass strict requirements for pollutant levels in Alabama. more ]]> Associated Press Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 12976 http://wkrg.com/news/article/search_continues_for_missing_sailor/12869/
Search crews were on the job again looking for a sailor who disappeared during a trip to Pensacola Beach. more ]]> WKRG.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 12869 30.334953881988564 -87.10647583007812 http://wkrg.com/news/article/water_wars1/12585/
Small community in Baldwin County faces possible merge/take-over with utilities giant more ]]> WKRG.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 12585 30.806731169315675 -87.8188705444336 http://wkrg.com/news/article/dam_breaks_in_milton/12466/
Dam on flood-swollen creek breaks, sends mountains of water through town more ]]> WKRG.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:11 +0000 12466 30.627129450960186 -87.04527854919433