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Registration is open for ASTM International’s Workshop on Collaborating for Resilience: Standards, Practice, and Partnership, to be held Oct. 8, 2026, in Jacksonville, FL. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action committee (E50) and ARISE U.S., a UNDRR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies, and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings.

Agentic AI architectures operate as autonomous coordinators that interact with business systems. They also enable operator-driven customization and define which critical decisions require human validation, according to Xylem Vue

Leading ultraviolet technology experts will examine the breakthroughs, barriers and real-world decisions shaping the future of water treatment, healthier indoor environments and advanced oxidation.

Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed two new processes: Using hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma combined with gas dispersion, they are looking to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), industrial chemicals that are extremely resistant to chemical degradation.

Today Governor Josh Stein announced that 28 counties across North Carolina will receive more than $244 million in funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects, with $44 million going to western North Carolina to continue Hurricane Helene recovery.