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The Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Board of Trustees approved a position statement on the recovery of resources from wastewater during WEFTEC — taking place this week in Los Angeles, Calif. The statement, “Renewable Energy Generation From Wastewater”, calls for wastewater-generated energy to be widely recognized as a renewable resource and for a greater drive for innovation in the water sector.

On a related note, I talked with someone on the show floor at WEFTEC about treating…

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Working to upgrade US water and wastewater infrastructure could help create nearly 1.9 million jobs and add $265 billion to the economy. That’s the message of a new report released by Green For All, in partnership with American Rivers, the Economic Policy Institute and the Pacific Institute. To read the full report, visit http://www.greenforall.org/resources/water-works

EPA has released the final health assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE), calling it carcinogenic and a threat to human health.

TCE is one of the most common man-made chemicals found in the environment. It is a volatile chemical and a widely used chlorinated solvent. Frequently found at Superfund sites across the country, TCE’s movement from contaminated ground water and soil, into the indoor air of overlying buildings, is of serious…

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced

more than $2 million in federal grants to three Southeast Michigan

organizations as part of

President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a $475 million

program that represents the largest investment in the Great Lakes in two

decades. A total of 99 grants for an estimated $63 million are

expected to be awarded in Michigan. Funded projects will advance the

goals and objectives of… Continue

I was outraged by an article that I just read on-line. A resident in Orange, California, is facing the possibility of a fine of up to $1,000 and up to six months in jail because he removed the green-grass lawn from in front of his home and instead began planting drought-tolerant plants that use less water.



City of Orange officials say he violated city law because less than 40 percent of his front yard is landscaped. Quan Ha, 36, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Superior Court to charges… Continue