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SOCMA Partners with DHS for July Security Summit

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is the keynote speaker of the July 7-8 event in Baltimore.

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Hyflux Membrane Earns First Cryptosporidium Removal Certification

NSF International said the achievement demonstrates compliance with EPA's Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule.

EPA Region 4 Recognizes 2 Florida Counties for Excellent Site Reuse

Broward County and Hillsborough County changed two Superfund sites into a wide-ranging outdoor activities park and a multipurpose waste collection center and model airplane park, respectively.

USGS Upgrades Streamgage Network Using Stimulus Funds

The U.S. Geological Survey has purchased $3.4 million of high tech electro-acoustic instruments from SonTek/YSI.

ASTM Air Quality Committee OKs Plume Opacity Standard

Digital photography can replace certified smoke readers to measure opacity.

CEMEX Invests in UK-wide Quarry Monitoring to Meet EPR, MCERTS

RS Hydro will install more than 250 flow monitoring stations for the cement supplier, using Siemens and Adcon technologies.

Williamsport Sanitary Authority to Increase Capacity for CSO Compliance

The Pennsylvania authority will pay a $320,000 civil penalty and improve its combined sewer system at an estimated cost of $10 million.

Energy Performance Indicators Give Industries Leg Up on Benchmarking

Energy Star program helps auto manufacturers and other industries cut their fossil fuel use and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

North Carolina to Develop $5 M Early Warning System

University of North Carolina, North Carolina State and the SAS Institute will use human health and biosphere data to detect bioterrorism threats before traditional disease surveillance systems do.

PV Solar Project Will Provide Energy, Data for EPRI Study

The Electric Power Research Institute will use a power purchase agreement for a photovoltaic solar energy system on its rooftop.

Ferrate-based Cleaning Product Has Multiple Uses

Florida Institute of Technology professor Virender Sharma has invented a product that can be used as an oxidant, disinfectant and coagulant.

Panel: Balance of Low, High Risk Energy Action to Further Sustainability

A Minerals Metals & Materials Society panel completes first of two DOE-commissioned studies that are expected to help delineate an R&D portfolio for energy.

Anti-Terrorism Technology Produces Chlorine, Sodium Hypochlorite

Electrolytic Technologies Corporation's Klorigen was designated a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology this year.

California's DTSC Releases Draft Green Chemistry Regulation

The regulation would prioritize toxic chemicals and products, require manufacturers to seek safer alternatives to toxic chemicals in their products, and create tough governmental responses for lack of compliance.

EPA Supports Superfund 'Polluter Pays' Provision

Agency submits guidance to Congress to reinstate pollution taxes.

Cal Poly Is Concrete Canoe Championship Winner

The Mustangs edged out 21 teams to win the America’s Cup of Civil Engineering.