Understanding chemical byproducts formed during water treatment

6 years ago

IMAGE: During flash flooding, water treatment systems can become overwhelmed, allowing untreated effluent and household chemicals to flow into local…

NOAA: 40% of Lake Okeechobee covered in harmful algae

6 years ago

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates 40 percent of Lake Okeechobee is now covered in a harmful blue-green algae…

Derailed Train Spills 230,000 Gallons of Crude Into Flooded Iowa River

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A train derailment spilled 230,000 gallons of crude oil into an already-flooded Iowa river Friday, endangering downstream drinking water, the…

Washington state to use dog to detect invasive mussels on boats

6 years ago

This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a group of zebra mussels. Government officials are cracking down…

Beekeeping preserves wetlands in Algeria

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The Wetlands Complex of Guerbès-Sanhadja in Algeria. With an area of 42,100 hectares and 40 million m3 of water reserves…

Warming drives spread of toxic algae in US, researchers say

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SALEM, Oregon — The words blasted to cellphones around Oregon’s capital city were ominous: “Civil emergency. prepare for action.” Within…

What’s Being Done to Revive L.A.’s Decimated Abalone Population

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”Being slow and tasty is always a liability” In the Bay Foundation’s two-year-old Abalone Research Laboratory on Terminal Island, abalone…

New York City’s $1 Billion Leaking Water Infrastructure Repair

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(Photo: The tunnel boring machine excavating the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel. Credit: NYC Water on YouTube) The world’s longest tunnel…

Chemicals In Dayton Water More Dangerous Than Previously Thought

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photo: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Turner is calling for more study into chemicals…

Outdoor recreation businesses file lawsuit to protect the Boundary Waters

6 years ago

photo: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota Plaintiffs cite irreparable harm to a vital economic driver and negative financial…