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EPA Grant to Philly Nonprofit will Help Train Local Residents for Environmental Jobs
EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin visited the site of a North Philadelphia training center today where a nearly $200,000 EPA grant to the Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) will help train local residents for environmental cleanup jobs. ECA is one of 18 organizations nationwide selected this year by EPA for the agency’s Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grants. ...
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Kentucky American Water to Host WaterFest on Sept. 28
What goes into making sure that tap water is suitable for drinking? How does tap water quality and cost compare with that of bottled water? What are easy ways to conserve water? What is a watershed and how can you protect yours? Get answers to these questions and more during WaterFest, a community event provided by Kentucky American Water on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from ...
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American Water’s 125th Anniversary Education Campaign Helped Raise Public Awareness of the Value of Water
On the heels of its 125th Anniversary year, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is revealing the results of a year-long, nationwide campaign to educate and raise awareness about the value of water. The nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility, which traces its history to the early days of America’s water infrastructure, launched a variety ...
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Agriculture and food security at heart of climate change action
The world must rapidly move to scale up actions and ambitions on climate change FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told delegates at the United Nations Climate Change conference (COP22) in Morocco today. Speaking at the high-level action day on agriculture and food security, Graziano da Silva noted that climate change impacts on agriculture - including crops, livestock, forestry, ...
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California American Water to Participate in the 2012 Coronado Promenade Summer Concert Series
California American Water will participate in the 2012 Coronado Promenade Summer Concert Series on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Spreckels Park, Coronado, CA. The Coronado summer concert series offers a fun and stress-free way to enjoy a summer evening in the company of family and friends. The 2012 concert sponsored by California American Water will feature ...
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Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin
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 works to reconnect urban residents with their ...
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California American Water to Participate in the City of Duarte’s 2011 Summer Concert Series
California American Water will participate in the 2011 City of Duarte Summer Concert Series on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The city of Duarte’s summer concert series offers a fun and stress-free way to enjoy a summer evening in the company of family and friends. The 2011 kickoff event sponsored by California America Water will feature entertainment by The ...
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California American Water to Participate in the City of Duarte’s 2011 Summer Concert Series
California American Water will participate in the 2011 City of Duarte Summer Concert Series on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The city of Duarte’s summer concert series offers a fun and stress-free way to enjoy a summer evening in the company of family and friends. The 2011 kickoff event sponsored by California America Water will feature entertainment by The ...
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California American Water to Participate in 31st U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition
California American Water will participate in the 31st U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011. The Competition originally started in 1980, when a group of Imperial Beach residents decided to form the committee and host the first event after being inspired by a similar competition in their sister city of White Rock, ...
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Syrinix Announces Partners in Two New Countries
Continuing the growth of its global distribution network, Syrinix announces expansion into South Africa and Turkey, welcoming two new partners that specialize in water loss management: WRP Consulting Engineers and TEKSU. The award-winning PIPEMINDER-ONE water and wastewater monitoring solution is now easily accessible on six continents, with 13 total partnerships spanning across eight countries. ...
By Syrinix Ltd
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Manure Event to Show New Ways to Boost Both Crops and Water Quality
Manure has two shades of green, so to speak. The green of greater farm crop yields. And the green of a cleaner environment. Organizers of the Aug. 14 Manure Science Review say farmers can see both at the same time and that the event will show how to do it. “Manure is an excellent product for improving soil quality and increasing crop yields when handled correctly,” said Glen Arnold, ...
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TOMORROW: EPA Administrator to Focus on Protecting Clean Water in Travel to Minnesota, Texas and Illinois
Tomorrow, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is hitting the road to focus on the important need to protect the critical streams and wetlands that provide 1 in 3 Americans their drinking water and that are currently vulnerable to pollution and destruction. The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers sent the draft Clean Water Rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget for interagency review on ...
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City of Olympia Selects Itron Water AMI Solution to Manage Water Resources
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that the City of Olympia has selected Itron’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to increase operational efficiency and more effectively manage its water resources. The solution will also enable the City to improve customer service and encourage water conservation. Delivering high-quality drinking water to nearly 59,000 people, the ...
By Itron Inc
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US$55m loan to help Bangladesh meet rising water challenges
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $55 million loan to support small scale water services in Bangladesh that will help cut rural poverty, improve community involvement, and address the threat posed by severe floods and other climate change-related events. The loan from ADB’s concessional Asian Development Fund will be used to finance 230 subprojects in the areas of flood management, ...
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Largest ever Water Expo China + Water Membrane China show attracts more than 300 exhibitors
The three-day Water Expo China + Water Membrane China, opening on 13 October 2011 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, is attracting more than 300 exhibitors who will display their latest products and technologies in three halls totalling 22,000 sqm of exhibition space. The show is the only event directly connected to government policy and is China’s most professional water ...
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Environmental monitoring in Texas moves into watershed protection plan development
Results from a three-year monitoring study indicate that Buck Creek in the southeastern part of the Texas Panhandle is not excessively contaminated, and experts are advocating it should be taken off Texas’ list of impaired water bodies. “Overall the creek is in good shape,” said Lucas Gregory, project manager with the Texas Water Resources Institute in College Station. Gregory and other ...
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Kemco Systems Announces Collaborative Conservation & Certification Initiative
Kemco Systems, a global water and energy technology company, recently announced their collaboration with TRSA to include an opportunity to pursue TRSA’s Hygienically Clean and Clean Green certification within Kemco’s CONSERVE program. CONSERVE is a cost-effective approach for laundries to improve efficiencies with no capital investment. The all-inclusive CONSERVE program offers ...
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Droople partners with Lombard Odier group for sustainable and responsible water management
Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the service of water conservation: monitoring software modules and intelligent hardware sensors are to be installed at all points of water use, to collect data and measure the flow rate, pressure, temperature and hardness of water. The whole package is provided by local startup Droople, where all data is managed via digital platform ...
By Droople SA
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World Bank approves $150 million financing for Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization project
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved additional financing of $150 million to the ongoing Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization Project in order to accelerate the state of Karnataka’s efforts to bring continuous piped water supply to the entire population in three of its cities. The World Bank’s partnership with the Government of Karnataka for ...
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Southwest braces as Lake Mead water levels drop
Once-teeming Lake Mead marinas are idle as a 14-year drought steadily drops water levels to historic lows. Officials from nearby Las Vegas are pushing conservation, but are also drilling a new pipeline to keep drawing water from the lake. Hundreds of miles away, farmers who receive water from the lake behind Hoover Dam are preparing for the worst. The receding shoreline at one of the main ...
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