Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co. saved substantial amounts of water lost through evaporation and seepage by installing a closed poly pipe distribution system with more precise flow meters, solar power, and automation.
- By Gerald W. Knudsen, P.E., AgriTech Consulting
Emissions tracking software keeps companies one step ahead of impending greenhouse gas regulation.
The California Air Resources Board is offering $20 million in incentives for the purchase of heavy duty hybrids at CaliforniaHVIP.org.
Online forum allowed EPA to understand user needs, and now the agency has implemented new tools to meet those needs on the Web site.
The court ruled in favor of the Solvent Chemical Company in litigation involving the recovery of cleanup funds from one of the potentially responsible parties of a site in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Jim McClintock says the increased acidity of the seawater itself can literally begin to eat away at the outer surfaces of shells of existing clams, snails, and other calcified organisms, which could cause species to die outright or become vulnerable to new predators."
EPA says many of the electric utilities the agency has assessed are already implementing recommended measures to make their impoundments safer.
EPA and USDA finalize rules on renewables and biomass, respectively, while agencies lay out commercialization strategy in the new report, "Growing America's Fuel."
Corps of Engineers seeks comments on its draft environmental impact statement on the Angelina & Neches River Authority project under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.
Three of the five Science and Technology Centers have been working in sustainable energy alternatives, water development, and containing pesticides, among other research.
Anyone intending to manufacture, import, or process them for an activity that is designated as a significant new use would have to notify EPA at least 90 days in advance, giving the agency time to evaluate the intended use and bar it, if necessary.
Conservationists and public interest groups encourage Congress to cut $20 billion in spending and invest in a green economy.
Dow Water & Process Solutions is a sponsor of the Feb. 17 event in Houston.
The Web site helps participants in seven states find alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials.
A University of Missouri professor and colleagues have developed a biomass cultivation model for a proposed 50-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Southern California.
Cascade Sierra Solutions says 59 truck owners have turned in pre-1994 trucks for a $5,000 scrap credit and about 85 percent of the trucks are being replaced.