Water


EPA Sets Meetings on Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study

The public is invited to various meetings in Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania and New York during the month of July.

Rentech Awards Fluor FEED Contract for Rialto Project

Commercial biomass gasification facility to produce renewable synthetic fuels and electric power.

Agency Proposes Revisions to Total Coliform Rule

Water utilities would have to take action when monitoring results indicate that contamination or a pathway to contamination is present.

What to Stock in Case of an Emergency

Camping Survival.com provides tips on the essential items needed in case of a hurricane or other crisis events.

Texas Tech Researcher: Fibertect Can Hold Oil and Mustard Vapors

The sorbent material recently was approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Scientists Put Compost Filter Socks to the Test on Croplands

USDA-ARS study finds that filter socks lowered sediment concentration 49 percent in runoff from a tilled field.

EPA to Assist Select State Capitals in Green Initiative

Letters of interest in the program should be submitted by July 9.



Alstom, Dow Technology to Demonstrate Carbon Capture in France

Using the Advanced Amine Process, the companies will test the efficiency of carbon dioxide capture at the Le Havre coal-fired electric power plant.

5th Circuit Punts on Global Warming Case, Prolongs Legal Limbo

Are federal courts getting too far ahead in their judgments on climate change issues?

How to Avoid Tea Staining on Stainless Steel Enclosures

B&R Enclosures offers these tips for keeping stainless steel looking its best.

Tampa Electric Completes 10-Year, $1.2 B Air Quality Investment

Big Bend Power Station installs new equipment on all four units to lower nitrogen oxide emissions.

Low Levels of Urban Development Disturb Aquatic Life, USGS Says

Covering 10 percent of a watershed with impervious cover can cause as much as one-third of a decline in pollution-sensitive aquatic insects.

Taiwan Study Finds Higher Levels of Dioxins in Free-range Chicken Eggs

Researchers note that Taiwan is heavily industrialized with many municipal incinerators that release PCDDs and PCDFs.

CFC Replacements Act as Super Greenhouse Gases, Study Says

University of Arkansas research suggests hydrochlorofluorocarbons, which were meant to protect the ozone, may contribute to climate and acid rain problems.

Georgetown University Center to Tap Rain Water Resource

New research center is going for a Silver LEED rating and will use LT Technologies' systems to help achieve it.

East Valley Water District Removes Uranium from Groundwater Well

Envirogen Technologies helps a California supplier treat contamination and bring decommissioned well back online.

Tampa Bay Water Needs Designer to Renovate Reservoir

The water wholesaler is inviting design-build entities to submit qualifications.

Response to BP Spill Continues to Grow as Companies Pitch In

Dredging equipment, vacuums, and imaging equipment are working to help restore the Gulf of Mexico's beaches and other inland areas.