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 Propex Operating Co., LLC joins U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank, along with 19 other infrastructure-focused companies for a business development trade mission to Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and Panama City, Panama which began May 12 through May 18, 2013. The governments of these countries have each outlined ambitious ...

Solution that mitigates the impact of devastating flooding and droughts unveiled in ChiangmaiAt today's second Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Chiangmai AGT International, one of the fastest growing safety and security solutions organizations in the world, and local partner Loxley Group unveiled the world's first truly integrated national water ...

The U.S. Senate today passed the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) (S.601), which maintains the flow of commerce by improving the nation's water infrastructure. The bill authorizes the proposed Sabine-Neches Waterway deepening project. The bill now moves to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration, ...

A new report from the Columbia University Water Center, in conjunction with Veolia Water and Growing Blue, reveals that businesses and cities in some of America's most iconic regions are now under even greater risk of water scarcity. "All cities and all businesses require water, yet in many regions, they need more water than is actually available ...

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that Russell E. Vanos, senior vice president, strategy and business development, will participate in the Brean Capital 2013 Global Resources & Infrastructure Conference on May 20, 2013 beginning at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at Convene Conference Center, 730 Third Ave. in New York City. The ...

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) announced today a strategic alliance with Choice, a Brazilian technology company, to integrate and jointly market a non-technical loss (NTL) solution to utilities around the world, with a strong focus in Brazil. The joint solution will help utilities quickly identify areas of non-technical loss in their service territory, ...

American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, today announced it is a partner to a $1.8 million, 2-year award from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation along with Steam Control Ltd. for the development of an advanced pressured management ...

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced that the Western Lake Erie Basin is one of 11 new locations selected for revitalization efforts by the Urban Waters Federal Partnership. First launched in 2011, the Urban Waters Federal Partnership ...

Aquatech, a global leader in water treatment technology and service solutions, announces the acquisition of Fluid Recovery Services (FRS). Based in Creekside, PA, FRS operates a network of central, satellite and mobile facilities that deliver a menu of environmentally compliant and economically viable water management services. In addition to ...

As California’s prized Central Valley Chinook salmon are arriving in markets and restaurants this week, a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Golden Gate Salmon Association reveals that the salmon fishery is limping along at only 20 percent of the population goal required by state and federal law. The Central Valley ...