Researchers at Rice University and Penn State University have discovered that adding a dash of boron to carbon while creating nanotubes turns them into solid, spongy, reusable blocks that have an astounding ability to absorb oil spilled in water...
Read More >The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined Catalyst Energy Inc. $185,000 for a number of violations at its non-Marcellus oil and gas well operations...
Read More >The U.S. EPA has released its annual national analysis of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), providing all Americans with vital information about their communities...
Read More >Legislation making significant changes to the nation's pipeline safety programs has been signed into law by President Obama...
Read More >The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force has released its final strategy for long term ecosystem restoration for the Gulf Coast...
Read More >USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is the Gulf of Mexico Initiative water and wildlife conservation effort, which will focus up to $50 million over three years to assist farmers and ranchers in priority areas along seven major rivers that drain to the Gulf...
Read More >The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association is requesting in a letter that the Office of Management and Budget instruct the Department of Homeland Security to immediately take action the U.S. Coast Guard final rule on ballast water standards...
Read More >A civil complaint has been filed in federal court against Greka Oil & Gas Inc. (now known as HVI Cat Canyon Inc.) alleging that the company violated federal and state water laws...
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