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Solar purifier creates its own disinfectant from water and sunlight

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A hiker gets disoriented while on a desert trek when she comes upon a drying puddle…

6 years ago

The seed that could bring clean water to millions

(left) Unshelled M. oleifera seeds, (middle) shelled seeds, (right) crushed seeds before protein extraction Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of…

6 years ago

NJ beach bacteria: The Shore can’t dodge NYC’s sewage

The Asbury Park Press analyzed nearly 4,000 water quality tests performed at New Jersey beaches this summer. Here are the…

6 years ago

The simple river-cleaning tactics that big farms ignore

Ione Cleverley wasn’t eager to break up with her tenant, who had been farming 88 acres of her central Iowa…

7 years ago

Iowa environmentalists scored a victory for water quality as 2017 ended

photo: Lake MacBride Last year saw many setbacks for environmentalists as President Trump and Scott Pruitt, the head of the…

7 years ago