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Washington, DC — American Rivers, the nation’s leading voice for healthy rivers and clean water, today announced the 2013 kickoff of National River Cleanup, a program that mobilizes volunteers across the country to clean up trash from local rivers and streams. Over the past 20 years, more than one million National River Cleanup volunteers have removed 13 million pounds of litter from rivers across America. Healthy rivers provide major benefits like clean drinking water, habitat for fish and wildlif...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollution
LAKEWOOD, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ralph W. Dau ruled in favor of an injunction against Texas oil giant, Tesoro Corporation, filed by the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD). WRD filed the injunction to stop Tesoro from pumping groundwater because the company has not paid its monthly replenishment assessment (RA) since May 2012 and owes more than $900,000, funds which are crucial to WRD's ability to provide safe and reliable ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollution
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed revisions to its current steam electric effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) would set stringent new limits on seven types of power plant wastewater streams. The revisions would potentially affect the industry’s existing steam generation fleet, including nuclear, natural gas, and oil-based plants, with the largest impact on coal-based generation. At first glance, EPA’s proposal to revise its wastewater standards for steam-electric po...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Energy, Pollution
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today the Environmental Protection Agency released new coal plant water pollution standards -- also known as steam electric effluent limitation guidelines -- that, when finalized, will limit the amounts and types of toxic metals that can be dumped into our waterways. According to the EPA, 72% of all toxic water pollution in the country comes from coal-fired power plants, making coal plants the number one source of toxic water pollution in the U.S. Currently 4 out of 5 coal plants in the...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollutants, Pollution
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the results of the first comprehensive survey looking at the health of thousands of stream and river miles across the country, finding that more than half – 55 percent – are in poor condition for aquatic life. “The health of our Nation’s rivers, lakes, bays and coastal waters depends on the vast network of streams where they begin, and this new science shows that America’s streams and rivers are under significant pressure,” said Offic...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: EPA, Pollution
Nevada Groups Challenge Molybdenum Mine Over Public Water Rights (via Environment News Service ) By Lisa J. Wolf RENO, Nevada, February 28, 2013 (ENS) – Two Nevada environmental groups have filed legal action contesting U.S. government approval of the Mount Hope molybdenum mine, saying it would remove an entire mountain and replace it with a giant open pit mine. The Great Basin Resource Watch… ... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollutants, Pollution
It’s a growing problem in the northern Pacific Ocean and one that could change life on our planet within the next 20 years. “I remember the first time I felt it; I was paddling out on my surfboard and noticed a mushy, plastic-like substance sliding through my fingers. That’s what started my obsession with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” says charity fundraiser and environmentalist Veronica Grey. “The patch is located between Hawaii and California in the northern Pacific Ocean, where millions of small ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollutants, Pollution
ANNISTON, Ala., Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Brass and copper water lines have been used in the U.S. for the vast majority of potable water delivery systems; and with good reason. The copper in brass makes brass germicidal, or naturally antibacterial. The Environmental Protection Agency regulates the registration of antimicrobial products. After extensive antimicrobial testing according to the agency's stringent test protocols, 355 copper alloys, including brass, were found to kill more than 99.9% of S...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollution, Water-quality Monitoring
Los Angeles, CA and Carlisle, PA - February 5, 2013 - OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough energy production process for the oil and algae industries, announced today that its Solids Out of Solution (SOS) technology could help the aquaculture industry reduce toxin levels and adopt algae as fish feed on a wide scale. Building on its initial successful lab results, OriginOil has agreed to develop a cooperative partnership with WeFeedUs, a Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based aquaculture ...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollution
Albany, NY – After filing formal comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to roll-back environmental protections for the state’s waterways from pollution from industrial-scale dairyoperations, a coalition of environmental organizations released the following statement: “New York’s clean water laws are in place to protect its precious lakes, rivers, and streams. After Governor Cuomo’s yogurt summit in August 2012, the adm...... continue reading
From: Water Efficiency Topics: Pollutants, Pollution
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