Water


EPA Sets 5 Sessions to Get Input on Potential Stormwater Rule

During January, EPA will be listening to what the public thinks about strengthening stormwater regulations, especially for new development and redevelopment.

Inspectors Raise Radon Awareness, Seek to Reduce Risk

The aim of National Radon Action Month is to increase the public's awareness of radon, promote radon testing and mitigation for existing dwellings, and help newly constructed homes become more radon resistant.

EPA Raps Violators for Stormwater, NPDES Mistakes

Agency issues Clean Water Act administrative orders for construction and wastewater related violations in the Southeast.

Arsenic Drives Plan for Stimulus-funded Water Treatment Plant

Arizona American Water project to get $2.3 million in federal funds to help meet EPA standard for naturally occurring element.

Cal/EPA Reviews 2010 Toxic Substances Control Changes

From lead in plumbing to testing used oil, California's Department of Toxic Substances Control will be enforcing new statutes in 2010.

USDA Grant Targets Drought Tolerance, Aflatoxin in Corn

Texas AgriLife Research scientists study the ways that genes interact in corn breeding in an effort to control problems related to weather.

WaterSmart Innovations Keeps Las Vegas Venue Through 2012

The third WaterSmart Innovations conference is set for Oct. 6-8, 2010 at the South Point Hotel and Conference Center.



Development Threatens U.S. Conservation Areas

Data from a University of Wisconsin-Madison study found that 940,000 housing units were built between 1940 and 2000 in private land inside the boundaries of national forests.

ACEEE Profiles Local Energy Efficiency Programs

Free report offers insight into proven program models of energy efficiency.

EPA Hands Out $11.2 M in Grants for Chesapeake in 2010

Bay states will face consequences for inadequate nutrient reduction plans for the Chesapeake Bay, including expansion of coverage responsibility and additional EPA oversight.

Experts to Share Sustainable Building Practices at Trade Show

25th RCI International Convention & Trade Show will cover roofing, waterproofing, and exterior wall systems.

Engineered Tobacco Plants May Have Use as Biofuel

By manipulating two genes, scientists have developed a tobacco plant that expresses more oil, which could be used for biofuel.

Sandia Labs Develop Competitive Microphotovoltaic Cells

Photovoltaic modules made from these microsized cells for the rooftops of homes and warehouses could have intelligent controls, inverters and even storage built in at the chip level, says one field engineer.

NCPA Report: Nuclear Power Is Safe, Could Answer Energy Mandates

Recycling nuclear fuel would decrease the problem of nuclear waste disposal, the report says.

EPA Steps Up PRGs for Dioxin in Soil

The agency seeks public input on its interim guidance for dioxins in soil cleanup goals.

South Dakota State Builds a Better Scope for Solar

A photoactivated, scanning probe microscope will be designed to identify defects that limit solar cell efficiency.

Chemical, Petroleum and Coal, Electric Power Industries to Pay for Cleanup

EPA has identified these industries for financial obligations in cleanup of environmental releases.

Greeting Card Company Expands Using LEED Standards

Posty Cards breaks ground on the first manufacturing facility in Kansas City, Mo., built to LEED v3 Gold building standards.

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