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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $41M In Available Grants To Upgrade Stormwater And Sewer Infrastructure
5/10/2024
Today, May 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of nearly $41M in funding through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs.
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Energy Recovery Announces $15M In SWRO Contracts In India
5/9/2024
Energy Recovery, Inc. today announced $15M in contracts to supply its PX Pressure Exchanger energy recovery devices to seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants in India. All orders are expected to ship in 2024.
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Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting Children From Lead Poisoning
5/9/2024
Today, May 9, the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children is publishing the Progress Report on the Federal Lead Action Plan, a comprehensive update on the government’s progress since 2018 toward reducing childhood lead exposures.
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Residents To Hear Cumbrian Plans To Clean Up Metal Pollution
5/9/2024
Residents are invited to a public event to find out more about work to clean up rivers polluted by the abandoned Threlkeld lead mines.
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Aerzen USA Announces New Company President
5/9/2024
AERZEN, a global company delivering reliable, high-performing, and energy-efficient blowers and screw compressors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristen Grunza as the President of Aerzen USA Corp.
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Data-Driven Blockage Detection Cuts Pollution
5/9/2024
Anglian Water has applied Ovarro’s data-driven early-warning technology across all rising main sewers, meaning bursts and blockages are detected before serious pollution occurs.
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Peak Water: Do We Have Enough Groundwater To Meet Future Need?
5/9/2024
A new study finds that, by mid-century, nearly half the global population could live in areas where groundwater will become so costly as to raise regional food prices and significantly alter the geography of trade and crop production.
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EPA Announces $3.5M For Nampa Wetlands Stormwater Treatment Projects, Community Engagement
5/8/2024
Today, Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe announced a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Toxics Reduction Lead Grant for $3.5M to the City of Nampa, a project funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Interior Department Announces More Than $87M For Wetland Conservation Projects And National Wildlife Refuges
5/8/2024
The Department of the Interior today announced more than $87M in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, providing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve, restore or enhance 315,823 acres of critical wetland and associated upland habitat for migratory birds across North America – including Canada and Mexico.
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AMWA Pushes Congress For Strong Water Infrastructure Funding In FY25
5/8/2024
Last week, AMWA led a coalition of six national water and wastewater organizations in writing to Congress to request for full funding of key EPA water infrastructure funding programs next year.