Water


OHS Magazine to Host Twitter Conversation on Japanese Nuclear Disaster

Everyone is invited to join in the discussion on Tuesday at Occupational Health & Safety magazine's twitter page.

California Automakers, Environmentalists Partner to Clean Up State Waters

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Sustainable Conservation win 2011 Pat Brown Award for removing copper from car brake pads and protecting salmon and aquatic life.

Window Company to Pay Fine for Lead Notification Violations

EPA said Permanent Siding and Windows, a contractor specializing in spray-on vinyl siding and replacing windows and doors, failed to provide the lead hazard information pamphlet to at least 17 owners or occupants before the company began renovation activities.

Turning Toxic Waste into Greener Cars, Stronger Metals

Researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University have demonstrated the potential to keep millions of tons of toxic waste out of landfills while improving the performance and lowering the cost of some of manufacturing industries' most expensive raw materials such as aluminum and magnesium.

Turkey Hill Dairy Officially Starts Wind Turbines

The dairy launches renewable energy effort with the start of megawatt wind power project in Lancaster County, Pa.

Companies Seek Solutions to Radioactive Tokyo Drinking Water

With radiation levels rising in Japanese drinking water, companies are looking to distillers to provide a reliable source of safe drinking water for their employees' families.

New York-based Architect Designs Bio-diverse Tower

International Architect Kevin Kennon has designed a mixed-use commercial building for Eco-City, Tianjin, China, that utilizes advanced Biophilic design technologies and strategies to reconnect people with nature.

Busch Award Provides $100,000 for Water Quality Research

The award is granted to an individual or team. Utilities, universities, environmental firms, and others conducting water quality research or engineering work are encouraged to apply.



Mr. Peanut Opens Urban Park in New Orleans

Planters, America’s leading snack nut brand, opens the first Planters Grove, a peanut-shaped urban park in New Orleans’ historic Central City.

Veolia ES Earns LEED Certification for Landfill Building

The new building at Veolia's Evergreen Landfill in Valdosta, Ga., will be used as a scale house for weighing all waste streams entering the landfill and as an on-site administrative office.

Watershed Academy Sponsors Nitrate in Groundwater Webcast

The Tuesday Webcast will provide a national overview of the nitrate in groundwater issue and highlight a case study in Oregon’s Southern Willamette Valley.

Solid Waste Privatization Lowers Costs, NSWMA Says

A National Solid Waste Management Association study describes how cities can privatize their garbage collection, disposal, and recycling programs while protecting the environment and often while maintaining employment.

GE: Better Incentives Needed to Stimulate Water Reuse and Recycling

Regardless of the incentive type, experience shows that incentives are most effective when implemented within a regulatory structure that already exists and functions well, according to the company's white paper.

Mercury can be recycled.

Allied Environmental Offers Mercury Recycling Program in Ohio

The Lima, Ohio, company will collect mercury and mercury-containing devices, following discontinuation of a similar program by Bowling Green State University.

DEP Shuts Down Pennsylvania Gas Well Pre-construction Site Over Violations

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has ordered Chesapeake Energy to cease work on a natural gas drilling well pad for failing to comply with regulations and impacting one of Galeton Borough Water Authority's water sources.

DOE Releases Melter Draft Waste Evaluation for Comment

The draft evaluation shows that the melter meets the criteria for “waste incidental to reprocessing” and may be managed and disposed of as low-level radioactive waste.

Report Charges EPA with False Benefit-Cost Estimates for GHGs

The report says EPA does not consider capital expenditures of manufacturers to meet regulatory deadlines or the basic law of demand ─ that higher prices will reduce demand and economic output.

Kansas' Wind Power May Hold the Key to Preventing Major Power Outages (With Video)

One of Kansas' most abundant natural resources may hold the key to preventing major power outages. A team of Kansas State University engineers is researching ways to use Kansas wind and other distributed energy sources to avoid cascading failures.

USW Honors Japanese Nuclear Workers at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant

United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard issued a statement concerning the workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility in Japan.

Would Your Life Insurance Policy Cover Death by Radiation Poisoning?

The aftermath of Japan's multiple nuclear reactor leaks that were caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, combined with the heightened fear of an unstoppable wind-borne spread of radiation into other countries has some Americans asking, "Would death from radiation poisoning be covered by my life insurance policy?"