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Drone Base / Reuters

5:59pm Apr 05, 2021

National National

Crews Drain Florida Wastewater Pond As Leak Threatens To Unleash 'Catastrophic Flood'

by Rachel Treisman

Emergency crews are racing to drain millions of gallons of wastewater at Piney Point, an abandoned phosphate plant near Tampa Bay. A leak has prompted evacuation orders and environmental concerns.
Rachel Cramer / Yellowstone Public Radio

5:34pm Feb 12, 2020

National National Environment

Beer Waste Helps Montana Town Save Money On Water Treatment

by Rachel Cramer

Brewery waste, fed at the right time at the right dosage to a wastewater treatment plant's bacteria, can be used to treat water. One Montana town is doing just that.

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7:47am Dec 02, 2019

Economy Economy Environment Health & Safety

'Wastewater Toolbox' Helps Manufacturers With Sustainability

by Bethany Chafin

A new digital tool is helping the global textile industry improve its wastewater footprint, and North Carolina played an important role in its creation.
4:17pm May 10, 2019

Environment Environment

Regulators To Require Testing For Chemicals In Wastewater Along Cape Fear River Basin

by Keri Brown

State environmental regulators are requiring several municipalities in the Cape Fear River Basin to
B&M Noskowski/Getty Images

3:38pm Mar 27, 2019

Environment Environment Health & Safety

Scientists Look For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs In Raw Sewage

by Jonathan Lambert

To track the spread of bacteria that resist antibiotics, researchers are trying wastewater testing to get a fast, accurate picture.
Dan Burgard

10:14am Apr 13, 2018

Science Science Environment Health & Safety

Canada To Measure Marijuana Use By Testing Sewage

by Menaka Wilhelm

People responding to surveys sometimes misstate their drug use. Canada will check wastewater for traces of drugs to more accurately assess consumption.
Shaina Shealy

7:00am May 20, 2017

Arts Arts Health & Safety

Worms Land A Great Job Working With Gorgeous Indian Textiles

by Shaina Shealy

After the craftspeople of Ajrakphur dye fabrics with a traditional block printing method, there's a lot of toxic waste water. Enter the earthworms.
11:45am Oct 24, 2016

Environment Environment

Lawsuit Accuses Wilkesboro Of Dumping Waste In Yadkin River

by Neal Charnoff

A lawsuit says Wilkesboro employees dumped untreated wastewater into the Yadkin River. The suit also alleges that water samples were falsified to mislead state environmental authorities.

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Rebecca Jacobson / Inside Energy

4:28pm Jan 01, 2016

National National Environment

From Poop To Power: Colorado Explores New Sources Of Renewable Energy

by Dan Boyce

Europe has extracted natural gas from organic waste for about a decade, and now it's spreading to the U.S. In Colorado, efforts are under way to produce natural gas from human waste and food scraps.
iStockphoto

1:26pm Jun 19, 2015

National National Science Environment Health & Safety

Hunting Ways To Keep Synthetic Estrogens Out Of Rivers And Seas

by Jessie Rack

Hormones from medical treatments wind up in wastewater, and that can be a problem. Some scientists think a version of a household chemical, hydrogen peroxide, could be part of the solution.
/ Courtesy of Clean Water Services

11:33am Jan 30, 2015

National National Science Environment

Why Dump Treated Wastewater When You Could Make Beer With It?

by Cassandra Profita

An Oregon company has developed a high-tech process for turning sewage into pure drinking water. Now it's asking the state for permission to give its recycled water to a group of home brewers.

wastewater

Crews Drain Florida Wastewater Pond As Leak Threatens To Unleash 'Catastrophic Flood'

Beer Waste Helps Montana Town Save Money On Water Treatment

'Wastewater Toolbox' Helps Manufacturers With Sustainability

Regulators To Require Testing For Chemicals In Wastewater Along Cape Fear River Basin

Scientists Look For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs In Raw Sewage

Canada To Measure Marijuana Use By Testing Sewage

Worms Land A Great Job Working With Gorgeous Indian Textiles

Lawsuit Accuses Wilkesboro Of Dumping Waste In Yadkin River

From Poop To Power: Colorado Explores New Sources Of Renewable Energy

Hunting Ways To Keep Synthetic Estrogens Out Of Rivers And Seas

Why Dump Treated Wastewater When You Could Make Beer With It?

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