A growing global population has lead to increasing demands for food. Farmers rely, at least in part, on phosphorus-based fertilizers, but the overuse of phosphorus can lead to freshwater pollution and a host of problems.
A study looking at organic farming in both the United Kingdom and Denmark has found that incentives to farmers played a large part in changing production rather than consumer demand.
EPA awarded the foundation $600,000 to help determine if the technologies could reduce the need to replace lead lines that carry drinking water.
Employees are more likely to be satisfied with their jobs if they are working for a company that is perceived to be "green", whereas the financial performance of companies fails to correlate with employee happiness.
The Center for Neighborhood Technology and American Rivers gathered the latest research and produced a guide to help communities assign economic value to such structures as green roofs, rain gardens, and permeable pavement.
The system has 11,000 acres near Lake Michigan it would like to develop as a wind farm.
The interoperability standard defining a Common Format for Event Data Exchange helps utilities integrate and analyze fault and disturbance conditions from multiple vendors’ devices.
The Florida city's You Win-We All Win conservation program has exceeded its original goal.
E-waste recycler moves over to polystyrene with high-volume extruder technology.
Photovoltaic modules equipped with a moveable mounting and a new control system from Siemens are able to precisely follow the course of the sun.
The University of Twente in the Netherlands has for the first time calculated the exact water footprint of both animal and plant products per kilo, per calorie, and per protein.
The agency presented awards for outstanding service and excellence in wastewater management to Rhode Island superintendents and facilities in Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut.
EPA will move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorate to protect Americans from any potential health impacts.
EPA is asking for comments on seven topics related to potential revisions of its Hazard Ranking System.
EPA has slated five listening sessions related to updating the Clean Air Act's pollution standards for power plants and refineries.
After seven years, San Francisco's Planning Commission certified the project's environmental impact report for work that is designed to improve Bay Area water supply in the Alameda Creek habitat.
Baseline Engineering has completed the master planning, design, engineering, funding, and construction documents for a 600-gallons-per-minute water treatment plant.
The city and the company, operating under a long-term contract, have developed a successful biosolids program and made significant wastewater treatment plant improvements.
The mitigation assessment tool should improve process consistency when the Corps is determining the environmental impact of a particular project.
Assistance is available for community-based parnterships to develop local environmental priorities; the deadline for application is March 22.