High schoolers develop an inexpensive filter to remove lead from tap water
MARCH 23, 2022
by American Chemical Society
GE unveils robotic pipeworm that eliminates fatbergs and navigates the darkest of pipelines
Shayla Colon
March 10, 2022
NISKAYUNA – General Electric researchers are urging fatbergs to beware as their new robot has the power to eliminate these pesky clumps of waste that can gather in grungy sewer tracks.
Tidal Vision Says Its Crab Shell-Derived Solution Is A Cleaner Way To Treat Wastewater
Treatment plants in the United States process about 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. But conventional treatment products that contain metals like aluminum and iron can cause their own problems with the “cleaned” water that’s discharged, says a Washington state company called Tidal Vision.
Your Panama City Beach water bill just went up? You might have gotten a new digital meter
Nathan Cobb, The News Herald
February 25, 2022 · 2 min read
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Some residents could experience a slight increase to their water bill after their outdated water meter is replaced with a new one that uses smart technology.
State to test for 37 additional chemicals in public drinking water
Newburgh leaders helped pass a state law they said can prevent other communities from going through what they did in 2016, when the area’s tap water was suddenly deemed undrinkable.
Fifty-year Newburgh resident and Ward 3 Councilman Bob Sklarz is awaiting results of his second blood test for levels of PFAS chemicals.
North Carolina researchers have a new, tiny, and far more effective weapon to fight PFAS
WHQR | By Kelly Kenoyer
Published February 17, 2022 at 5:09 PM EST
Scientists at the NC Policy Collaboratory have developed a new PFAS filtering technology that’s particularly good at removing GenX from drinking water.
There's a new sheriff in town to fight the emerging contaminants in the Cape Fear River.
ARPA Final Rule Flexibility for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Projects
February 3, 2022 By Kimberly Kirkhart
Post by Kimberly Kirkhart and Stephen Lapp at the UNC EFC
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PFAS widespread in water- and stain-resistant outdoor clothes, home linens
“The chemical industry has been arguing that, ‘oh, we’ve been moving away from these substances, we’re no longer using them.’ And that’s not true.”
Elizabeth Gribkoff
This One-of-a-Kind Water Harp Plays a Song of Sustainability
By David Gianatasio on Jan 28 2022 - 8:45am
Water and music are both essential essences of life. One sustains out bodies, while the other nourishes heart and soul. Such poetic notions inform an elegant environmental initiative from Oniria\TBWA in Paraguay.