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Derry Township, Pennsylvania, Takes Landmark Step Toward Organics-to-Energy Vision
The Derry Township Municipal Authority has taken a significant step on its journey toward energy and nutrient recovery from organic waste at...
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San Francisco to Enhance Odor Control and Boost Energy Recovery With Biosolids Digester Project
San Francisco Public Utilities (SFPUC) has selected three Cambi thermal hydrolysis technology systems for new biosolids digester facilities. The technology will allow...
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Arizona Taps ASU to Lead Water Innovation Initiative
Arizona State University and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey recently announced that the university will lead a multiyear Arizona Water Innovation Initiative to...
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Youth Innovators Step Up to Help Communities Around the World Solve Urgent Water Challenges
A growing global movement of young innovators is helping the water sector make progress against urgent challenges like water accessibility and security....
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Pioneering Brewery in San Francisco Unveils Reuse Project
Although the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission believes innovative water reuse projects are exciting, this sentiment is not often shared by those outside...
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New Research Reveals WWTPs Can Get 'Sick'
Much like humans, wastewater treatment plants can get sick, due to viral attacks. Now, new research from Chalmers University of Technology in...
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New Biogas Production Landmark Achieved for Scottish Water’s Sludge Facility at Nigg
If we took a short trip forward in time to 2040, and then looked back at how some organizations in the water...
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Manmade Wetlands Are a Natural Barrier to the Spread of Microplastics, Says Study
Constructed wetlands, built to treat wastewater and stormwater runoff, act as a barrier preventing the spread of microplastics through the environment, a...
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Underwater Sill Being Built to Stop Salt Water Intrusion in Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill Oct. 11 across the bed of the...
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Hackers Tackle Water Crisis at Europe's Biggest Hackathon
Global water technology company Xylem has awarded a team of hackathon participants who developed an innovative app to promote sustainable water consumption....
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New Research Reveals $3.7 Trillion Impact of Water Risk to the U.S. by 2050
New research, launched recently by global professional services company GHD, titled “Aquanomics: The economics of water risk and future resilience” reveals droughts,...
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Testing the Waters: Researchers Assess the Performance of Small Community Wastewater Lagoons
Alarmed about rising levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in America’s water, the Environmental Protection Agency has invested $1 million in West Virginia...
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A Half-Century of Miracles
Among environmental milestones, you likely remember Earth Day, first observed on April 22 when I was a senior in high school. It...

















