Water


Garb Forming Consortium to Build 10 E-Scrap Plants

With $135 million, Garb is engaging six companies to own, manage and operate 10 plants that will manage electronic scrap using the company's technology.

Army Finds Way to Recover Golden-cheeked Warbler

Using market-based conservation, the Fort Hood Recovery Credit System pays private landowners for recovery actions because its base is home to the largest known population of the endangered birds.

EPA: CAA Permitting for Greenhouse Gases Will Be Phased In

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reiterated that stationary sources will not have to comply with greenhouse gas requirements until 2011.

Kentucky Horse Park Taps Stimulus to Manage Manure

The reuse of horse manure to generate electricity is expected to substantially offset electric charges incurred.

University, Vineyard Team, and Agency Win Grants for IPM

The grants will be used to demonstrate innovative integrated pest management practices, technologies, outreach and education.

NSWMA: Tritium-containing Exit Signs Don't Belong in Landfills

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering a rulemaking for the disposal of tritium exit signs, which contain a radioactive form of hydrogen.

David LaFrance

AWWA Names LaFrance Executive Director

The Denver Water director of finance will take the reins on May 3.



IMO Officially Adopts Emission Control Area Proposal

EPA expects the move will help clean up air quality for U.S. ports as well as inland population centers.

Agency Orders Fresh and Clean Restrooms to Correctly Apply Sludge

A December 2009 inspection of Desloge Mine Tailings Site revealed that the company had not reduced pathogens nor minimized vector attraction.

EPA Proposes Veto of Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Permit

The agency says the project would bury more than 7 miles of headwater streams, impact 2,278 acres of forestland, and degrade stream water quality

Cornell Creates Dynamic Models to Explain Coral Bleaching, Death

Warming conditions shift a coral's predominantly beneficial bacteria to pathogens, according to Cornell researchers who developed the mathematical models.

Staples Names Finalists for the Next Green Office Product

The Global EcoEasy Challenge selects seven finalist concepts from universities in five countries.

Arkansas, Maryland Teams Win ORNL Venture Challenge

The top energy entry replaced the top layer of solar cells with a thinner polysilicon at lower temperatures.

CSPA Commends EPA Denial of Pesticide Fogger Petition

The New York City petition would have restricted use and increased cost, according to the Consumer Specialty Products Association trade group.

Kansas Corrections Department Failed to Inspect for Asbestos

EPA Region 7 issues compliance order and notice of noncompliance related to a 2005-2006 prison dormitory renovation project in Topeka.

Cargill's Second Dairy Farm Digester Captures Methane for Power

Dairy cow manure is broken down to create methane biogas, which is burned to produce electricity and sent to the power grid.

Agency Schedules More Hearings for Florida Water Comments

Florida residents will have three more chances to air their comments starting April 13 at Fort Myers.

WERF Offers $100,000 Award for Groundbreaking Research

Submissions for the Water Environment Research Foundation's Paul L. Busch Award must be submitted by June 1.