ENVIRONMENTAL ARTICLES
EPA to perform $23M cleanup of NJ Superfund siteThe EPA announced a legal agreement with SL Industries, Inc. and SL Surface Technologies, Inc. to perform soil cleanup at a N.J. Superfund site. |
American Water awarded grant to develop strategies for water systems contaminantThe WateReuse Research Foundation has awarded American Water a grant to develop risk management strategies for Legionella in reclaimed water systems. |
IL wastewater treatment to receive $21.5M for major upgradesIL Governor Pat Quinn announced a $21.5 million investment for upgrades of the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency wastewater treatment plant. |
U.S. fertilizer industry to contribute $7M for research of 4R Nutrient StewardshipThe North American fertilizer industry has pledged $7 million to fund a multi-year research effort measuring the impacts of 4R Nutrient Stewardship. |
Watershed approach key to water resource management, finds reportA World Business Council for Sustainable Development report has focused on how water resources and watersheds impact business.
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New study to research turning Gulf of Mexico into fresh drinking water resourceTexas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority began turning the Gulf of Mexico into a fresh drinking water source. |
Water leak at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plantJapan’s Tokyo Electric Power Co has discovered water leaks that could be radioactive at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station... |
Contaminated sludge cleanup begins on Spain’s Ebro river to reverse toxic legacyA 200 million euro clean up operation has started to decontaminate the Flix reservoir on the Ebro River in Tarragona, Spain... |
NH jury verdict of $816M over MTBE contamination of state's drinking waterA New Hampshire jury found ExxonMobil was negligent in supplying MTBE gasoline that resulted in contamination of the state's drinking water. |
EPA designates watershed management center at MS universityThe EPA has designated Mississippi State University as a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management. |
