If efforts to lower greenhouse gases are not successful, governments may turn to geoengineering techniques, which have not been studied or found to be effective at an affordable cost.
According to EPA, the mine owner/operator failed to collect representative samples of effluent and exceeded its NPDES permit limits.
The Walk4Water initiative seeks to encourage people to experience the 10,000 steps required to fetch water every day.
University of Utah chemists have developed a method to detect if drinking water aboard the International Space Station is adequately disinfected.
EPA and TVA are still removing ash from the Emory River and have closed sections to ensure safety at the site.
The biomass gasification system will be used to power the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority.
N-ST*R tests mineralizable soil nitrogen, enabling farmers to better calculate the amount of nitrogen that should be applied to rice crops for maximum yield but no excess that might be carried away as runoff.
Groups cite flawed Bush-era decision for denying Endangered Species Act protection to ribbon seals.
Hydro International says East Treatment Plant will be the first facility in the United States to install the system, which is commonly used in the United Kingdom.
Tapping Bigleaf maples, which generate a steady voltage of up to a few hundred millivolts, University of Washington researchers developed a boost converter and used the stored power to operate low-power sensors.
EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will discuss these permits, which may pose environmental concerns for water quality and affected ecosystems.
Over the next few weeks, the American Water Works Association is hosting Webcasts on membranes and distribution systems.
In May, President Obama established a committee of federal agencies to develop a plan for restoring and protecting Chesapeake Bay and they now have proposed strategies to accelerate cleanup.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says an initial review shows that 79 projects in Appalachian states would likely cause water quality impacts.