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  1. How Does Wastewater Treatment Help In Protecting Aquatic Life? 8/7/2026

    Aquatic environments rely on delicate ecological balances to support healthy populations of fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and aquatic flora. Human activities, rapid urbanization, and industrial expansion introduce vast volumes of untreated or poorly treated effluent into rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. 

  2. How An FIU Researcher Is Turning Agricultural Waste Into A Solution For Cleaner Water 8/6/2026

    Rice is the most-eaten food on the planet, and its discarded outer husk results in some 300 billion pounds of waste per year. FIU chemistry researcher Islam Ibrahim Hussein says the inedible castoffs could be the key to cleaner water.

  3. FAU Awarded U.S. EPA Grant To Combat Harmful Algal Blooms 8/6/2026

    Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become an increasingly common threat to lakes, rivers and coastal waters across the United States, endangering drinking water supplies, aquatic ecosystems, public health and local economies. Now, researchers at Florida Atlantic University are developing an innovative technology that could help stop these blooms before they spread.

  4. MediSun Energy And Guangdong Beijing Enterprises Shixi Technology Announce Global Distributorship For Advanced SBR-AGS Municipal Wastewater Solutions, Securing Exclusive Distribution In Malaysia And Saudi Arabia 8/6/2026

    MediSun Planet Pte Ltd ("MediSun Energy"), a leader in integrated water technology and advanced circular solutions, announced a landmark global distributorship with Guangdong Beijing Enterprises Shixi Technology Co., Ltd. Under this strategic agreement, MediSun Energy secures global distribution rights for the company's flagship Sequential Batch Reactor - Aerobic Granular Sludge (SBR-AGS) municipal wastewater technology, including exclusive distribution rights across Malaysia and comprehensive strategic cooperation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  5. Saudi Water Authority Launches Global Water Regulation Forum To Shape The Future Of Water Governance With IDRA As The Strategic Partner 8/6/2026

    As water security becomes one of the world’s defining challenges, effective regulation has emerged as a critical enabler of resilient and sustainable water systems.

  6. EPA Convenes Roundtable Focused On Strengthening The Water Sector Workforce 8/5/2026

    Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a roundtable on water workforce to discuss how to help recruit and retain individuals into meaningful careers in water and to identify opportunities where EPA can help reduce barriers and improve interstate coordination.

  7. Tangled Seaweed Inspires One-Size-Fits-All Cleaners For Ocean Microplastics 8/5/2026

    Inspired by naturally-occurring mats and balls of seaweed, researchers have created highly-porous, superadhesive meshes that are capable of capturing both large and small microplastic particles – a longstanding challenge in the field. The mesh can clean microplastics from both saltwater and freshwater and is made from sustainable and widely available biopolymers.

  8. AWWA Urges Expanded U.S. Cybersecurity Support, Measures 8/5/2026

    The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today sent a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders urging strong federal support for water utilities following cyber attacks on multiple water systems in recent days.

  9. NOAA And Partners Find Smaller-Than-Anticipated Hypoxic Zone In Gulf of America 8/5/2026

    NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of America hypoxic zone is approximately 1,332 square miles, making it the 2nd smallest zone on record in 40 years of measurement. Hypoxic areas, also called “dead zones,” are areas with little to no oxygen in the water, which can negatively impact fish, shellfish, corals and aquatic plants by making critical habitat unavailable to bottom species.

  10. Can Wind Be Harnessed To Capture And Convert Atmospheric Water Into Freshwater? 8/5/2026

    Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting captures water vapor from the air using specialized materials, or sorbents, and thermal energy to produce freshwater. In research published in Advanced Functional Materials, investigators developed a wind-driven strategy that they showed provides a cost-effective and sustainable approach to freshwater production.