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Africa may struggle to extract groundwater, experts say
Vast groundwater resources have been revealed in Africa by the first continent-wide quantitative maps. But the resources may not be easily accessible because of political and technical challenges and costs, say experts. The new groundwater maps, published last month (19 April) in Environmental Research Letters, are based on an extensive review of available maps, publications and data. They show ...
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Moving Away From Dams for Water Storage
With California facing more drought, it’s important to consider more efficient options like aquifer recharge California, with its huge water demand, deep and frequent droughts, and a willingness to pioneer, has often been at the forefront of water management. In California’s tradition of ambitious water projects, the bold Proposition 1 has set aside $2.7 billion for water storage ...
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Eco Expo Asia 2017 welcomes the debut Bavaria participation as part of a growing and exciting line-up
Eco Expo Asia is set to present its 12th edition at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong, from 26 to 29 October 2017. Organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, the expo serves as a gateway to the flourishing green market in Asia. This year’s ...
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Report: Groundwater pumping in California has land sinking
Vast areas of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than in the past as massive amounts of groundwater are pumped during the historic drought, state officials said, citing new research by NASA scientists. They said Wednesday that the data show the ground is sinking nearly two inches each month in some places, putting roads, bridges and vital canals that deliver water throughout the ...
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Iowa western community college to receive $200,000 in environmental workforce development and job training funds
Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) has been selected to receive $200,000 in workforce development and brownfields job training funds from EPA to train unemployed and underemployed residents in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb. IWCC is one of only 15 workforce development organizations in the nation to receive the funding this year. Its project will specifically serve residents of the ...
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Black & Veatch plays significant role in largest advanced recycled water project in Southern Hemisphere
Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, celebrated its role in the completion of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project at an Open Day held yesterday near Brisbane, Australia. The event, organized by Western Corridor Recycled Water Pty Ltd, marked the completion of the largest advanced recycled water project of its kind in the southern ...
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Saranac Lake, N.Y. gas station owner to install new equipment to ensure underground petroleum tanks are not leaking into groundwater (NY)
The owner of four gas stations around Saranac Lake, N.Y. will spend $60,000 to improve how its gas stations detect leaks from their underground petroleum storage tank systems, and will assist another gas station and a hotel to do the same as the result of an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). P.J. Hyde & Son, Inc. will also pay a $16,000 fine under the agreement, ...
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Hotspots of climate change impacts in Africa: making sense of uncertainties
Overlapping impacts of climate change such as drought or flooding, declining crop yields or ecosystem damages create hotspots of risk in specific parts of Africa. These are for the first time identified in a study now published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The uncertainties in assessing the impacts do not necessarily hamper but can inform development strategies, according ...
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Chevron Puerto Rico, LLC, agrees to improve leak detection at Puerto Rico gas stations
A settlement announced today between the United States and Chevron Puerto Rico, LLC resolves Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at approximately 100 of Chevron’s underground storage tank facilities in Puerto Rico. Under the terms of the settlement, Chevron has agreed to spend approximately $5.2 million to improve its leak detection methods and operations at these ...
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Cleanup underway for nearly 3M-gallon saltwater spill in ND
Cleanup is underway after nearly 3 million gallons of brine, a salty, toxic byproduct of oil and natural gas production, leaked from a pipeline in western North Dakota, the largest spill of its kind in the state since the current energy boom began. The full environmental impact of the spill, which contaminated two creeks, might not be clear for months. Some previous saltwater spills have taken ...
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Radioactive water leaks at Japanese nuclear plant
The Japanese nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said they are taking the leakage of highly radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant seriously, and proposed raising the rating to describe it from "an anomaly" to a "serious incident." The operator of the plant said about 300 tons (300,000 liters, 80,000 gallons) of contaminated water has leaked from one of hundreds of steel tanks ...
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