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Breaking Down Pollution: Texas A&M AgriLife Research Seeks Solution To ‘Forever Chemicals’
4/19/2024
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking for a better way to remove or degrade stubborn pollutants, also called forever chemicals, from waste before they impact human and animal health.
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Secretary Haaland Announces Up To $95 Million Through The President’s Investing in America Agenda For Water Resources And Ecosystem Health
4/18/2024
During remarks at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Albuquerque today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of up to $95 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for projects to bolster water resources, advance ecosystem health and support resilience in communities facing drought and other climate change impacts.
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New Bipartisan Legislation Continues Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
4/18/2024
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) offers its strong support for the proposed Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act.
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Orbital Biocarbon, PYREG Partner To Transform Wastewater Sludge Disposal Into Regulation Compliant, Carbon Negative And PFAS-Free Profit Center
4/18/2024
Orbital Biocarbon, a leading Pittsburgh-based project development and finance company, specializing in wastewater sludge disposal solutions for wastewater utilities, made public today, its partnership with PYREG, a global leader and manufacturer of carbonization technology.
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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Strategy To Guide Balanced Management, Conservation Of Public Lands
4/18/2024
The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to help guide the balanced management of America’s public lands.
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Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey Film To Launch On Earth Day 2024
4/18/2024
A powerful new film exploring humanity’s profound relationship with water launches on Earth Day, 22 April 2024 in New York City.
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Driving Efficiency And Reliability In The Water Sector
4/18/2024
Sulzer, and its specialist brand Nordic Water, will be presenting several exciting innovations for the wastewater industry at IFAT 2024, held at Messe Munich, May 13-17.
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Unraveling The Mysteries Of Consecutive Atmospheric River Events
4/18/2024
In California’s 2022-2023 winter season, the state faced nine atmospheric rivers (ARs) that led to extreme flooding, landslides, and power outages – the longest duration of continuous AR conditions in the past 70 years.
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WVU Researcher Studying Worst Western US Megadrought In 1,200 Years
4/17/2024
Drylands in the western United States are currently in the grips of a 23-year “megadrought,” and one West Virginia University researcher is working to gain a better understanding of this extreme climate event.
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Water Sector Organizations Applaud New Water Affordability Legislation
4/17/2024
Today, a coalition of drinking water and wastewater sector organizations offered its strong support for H.R. 8032, the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act, bipartisan legislation that would permanently establish low-income water assistance for families struggling to access affordable drinking water and wastewater services.