Water Pollution

Jefferson County mobile home park agrees to county takeover of sewage lagoon to protect Big River JEFFERSON COUNTY — An 80-acre mobile home park here has agreed to a county sewer district takeover of its sewage system to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it was polluting the Big River.The Jefferson…

For 8 years, the US Environmental Protection Agency relied solely on company reports to verify that a North Carolina factory controlled releases of the flurochemical GenX, the agency’s internal watchdog says in a report released May 28. The EPA and DuPont agreed in 2009 to the conditions for the company…

In 1984, a small group of California surfers were fed up with the development and water pollution at their favorite break, Malibu’s Surfrider Beach. They took their environmental concerns to California State Parks officials — and prevailed. The Surfrider Foundation was born. Since then, the nonprofit has kept its focus on…

In 1984, a small group of California surfers were fed up with the development and water pollution at their favorite break, Malibu’s Surfrider Beach. They took their environmental concerns to California State Parks officials — and prevailed. The Surfrider Foundation was born. Since then, the nonprofit has kept its focus on…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSouth Korea slams Bolton book as 'distorting the reality' of nuclear talks Democrats face tough questions with Bolton Protesters try to bring down statue of Andrew Jackson near White House MORE signed an executive order Thursday evening that would waive requirements under a suite of environmental laws,…

A glum-looking Vladimir Putin on June 3 during a televised special session to address the fuel spill. (Photo: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after an estimated 18,000 tonnes of diesel fuel poured out of a fuel tank and into a nearby river. The spill…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSouth Korea slams Bolton book as 'distorting the reality' of nuclear talks Democrats face tough questions with Bolton Protesters try to bring down statue of Andrew Jackson near White House MORE is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon that would waive requirements under a bedrock…

Program uses excess poultry organics to create sustainable, carbon-negative energy source to augment utility portfoliosCOLUMBIA, Md., June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bioenergy DevCo (BDC), a leading global developer of anaerobic digestion facilities that create renewable energy and healthy soil products from organic material, announced today that it has entered into…

Persulfate activation by nano zero-valent iron for the degradation of metoprolol in water: influencing factors, degradation pathways and toxicity analysis† Author affiliations * Corresponding authors a School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China E-mail: gaoyq@usst.edu.cn Tel: +86 21 55275979 b State Key…

June 1 is the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic, and with 2020 predicted to be particularly active, residents in coastal regions are keeping watchful eyes on the weather. Flooding is often the most damaging effect of tropical storms, and it can disproportionately affect vulnerable people and ecosystems. Now,…