Water


More Chemicals, Facilities Added to Public Database

Facility names, addresses, images, maps, and links are now available for another 3,800 chemical facilities regulated under TSCA.

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Harnessing Sun and Wind Energy for Water Treatment

A green commitment delivers clean, reliable, cost-saving power to American Water.

Jackson Updates Senate Committee on BP Spill Work

EPA will closely monitor use of dispersants underwater at the source of the oil release.

Bacterial Colonization Process Earns Patent

EDI says the new enclosed wastewater treatment process will eliminate the need for settling basins, ponds, and lagoons.

Oswego to Invest $87 M in Sewers to Comply with Clean Water Act

Specific measures include at least a 75 percent separation of the combined system into sanitary and stormwater components, a 50 percent expansion of the west side wastewater treatment plant’s treatment capacity, and the disconnection of catch basins.

USDA to Fund Wetlands Conservation in 22 States, Puerto Rico

The Natural Resources Conservation Service program expects 75,000 more acres expected to be enrolled in Wetlands Reserve Program.



Coast Guard, EPA OK Subsea Use of Dispersant for Spill

The tactic is being used as the lesser of two difficult environmental outcomes, EPA Administrator Jackson said.

Wolf Street Block Wins 'Cool Roof'; Philadelphia Aims to Be Greenest City

Mayor Nutter signs bill requiring energy efficient reflective roofs or green roofs on all new no- and low-slope roofs in the city.

Ceres Report: Oil Sands Face Greater Risks than Gulf Spill

The energy- and water-intensive nature of oil sands, combined with climate change regulations, permitting obstacles and other challenges, are a recipe for diminishing revenues and returns.

Mystic River Watershed Earns Barely Passing Grade

Both EPA and MassDEP say enforcement actions have removed 10,000 gallons per day of sewage from storm drains.

GHG Permitting Thresholds Set for Large Stationary Sources

EPA shields small businesses and farms from New Source Review requirements.

New Jersey Asks Feds to Require Pennsylvania Plant to Cut Emissions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection petitions EPA to make the RRI Energy power plant across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania to install pollution controls to cut sulfur dioxide emissions.

Demo Validates Biotrickling Filter at Wastewater Treatment Plant

BioAir Solutions tested its media and biotrickling filter at a Florida wastewater plant for one year and the results revealed that the system removed more than 98 percent of all odors.

National Labs Examine Chemical Pathways in Biofuel Combustion

The research team used a combination of laser spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and flame chemistry modeling to explore the decomposition and oxidation mechanisms of certain biofuels and the formation of harmful or toxic emissions.

Battelle Wins Army HaMMER Contract for Testing Technologies

The Hazard Mitigation, Material and Equipment Restoration contract award is first for Battelle under Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center’s omnibus contract.