Wastewater from the Mexico City metropolitan area and local industry have led to high levels of pollution in the Endhó reservoir in the state of Hidalgo amounting to an “environmental emergency” for the inhabitants of nearby communities The Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) said it will ask President López Obrador to declare the reservoir an ecological restoration area communities in the municipalities of Tula and Tepetitlán are at risk because they rely on the reservoir for potable water It receives wastewater from Mexico City’s central drainage system as well as from nearby industry “We are facing an emergency situation: of the 11 potable water wells three have higher than recommended levels of barium and phenols eight exceed lead levels and four exceed those for arsenic,” the Semarnat report says A study by the National Water Commission also found that the reservoir has above-regulation levels of arsenic Fecal coliform levels are 24 times higher than the recommended limit Federal Environment Secretary Víctor Toledo blamed the problem on the “neoliberal model,” which he promised to end when he took office “The Tula region faces problems related to the presence of several industries related to the Pemex refinery but also to four cement plants and three lime plants,” he said “The reservoir receives wastewater from Mexico City There are 175,000 people who live in the region Semarnat has not decided how much money will be spent on the restoration program nor what criteria would be used to determine that the reservoir has been restored because the design of the program is just starting Toledo added that Semarnat will convene a meeting of everyone responsible for the environmental damage to determine a plan of action Source: Reforma (sp) ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC The 9th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held on April 8th The Symposium showcases undergraduate students at FAU who are engaged in research Students present their findings through poster or visual and oral or performing arts presentations Students engaged in undergraduate research and scholarly activity presented their findings either through poster/visual arts presentation or an oral/performing arts presentation The Harriet Wilkes Honors College was well represented with four student oral presentations and seven student poster presentations Congratulations to the following Honors College students recognized for their work: Effects of Mission Trip Participation on Social Justice Attitudes and BehaviorsCourtney Noya Imagen y simbología de la mujer fragmentada en Pablo Neruda’s Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperadaJazly Pizzuti Triple Marginalization in Antes que anochezca (1992): Contextualizing Reinaldo Arenasas Memoires before and after the 1959 Cuban RevolutionAlyssa Payne The Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Research Journal (FAURJ) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that is published annually. The FAURJ is published online and in print by OURI's student club, the Council for Scholarship and Inquiry (C.S.I.) Its missions are to showcase high quality undergraduate research in all fields supply students with an idea of the standard of research and promote inquiry-based activities at FAU If you are experiencing difficulty accessing information on the Florida Atlantic University website due to a disability, visit the website accessibility page. Published: Invalid Date, CHRUCHGOERS have hailed a ‘miracle’ after a statue of Jesus moved its head during mass. Footage apparently recorded by a member of the congregation shows the figure in the top right corner of the shot during a service. But halfway through the clip, the figure’s head suddenly moves from one side, dropping down. The video is said to have been filmed in the church of Santa Ana in Tepetitlan, in the state of Jalisco, western Mexico. The clip has gone viral and the story of the "miracle", as some villagers have described it, has made national headlines. one of those to have witnessed the phenomenon told local media: "He wants to tell us something Another villager claimed: "This could be a miracle" But parish priest Juan Antonio Guerra Lule was more measured but "something beautiful that happened during the Seven World sermon during mass" He said he thinks the head of the 300-year-old Christ – that is usually inside a glass coffin but was put on the cross during the Saint Friday celebration mass according to a tradition – collapsed as the fur ropes holding it to the cross were not able to hold it up properly The priest said he had not called church authorities to report the “miracle” We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368