The EPA would require most water systems to remove lead pipes within 10 years. That’s great, but key improvements are needed. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed improvements to its rule on lead in drinking water, which include many encouraging changes that provide us hope that we may see a day … [continued]
Dear Elon/Technoking of Tesla, Congratulations! Soon, you will have more cash than King Solomon’s entire wealth. What can you do with this enormous sum? Donating some of the cash is a good option. I’m not familiar with the AMT and charitable deductions (consult your tax army). You may get some … [continued]
Lifelong Louisiana resident, retired teacher, and grassroots activist Sharon Lavigne was awarded the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize for her victorious and continued environmental justice activism in “Cancer Alley.” Lavigne, founder of the faith-based advocacy organization RISE St. James, successfully blocked the construction of a $1.25 billion plastics manufacturing plant in … [continued]
The first 24 hours of the administration of President Joe Biden were filled not only with ceremony, but also with real action.
With an electric powertrain developed by the electric marine experts at Danfoss Editron, some 27 zero-emission passenger ferries will soon replace a hodgepodge of aging diesels in Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River as part of an exploratory bid to improve air quality and clean up the water supply in the Thai capitol.
Big problems need big solutions. But big and effective solutions might not be that complicated. I had heard about devices that extract water from thin airm but I wondered if any industrial scale solutions were out there.
From American Chemical Society comes the encouraging news of a new material that can remove heavy metals and provide clean drinking water in seconds.
Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, claims the optimum size of the human population on Earth is 2 billion souls. Are his ideas worthy of discussion?
With the EPA’s essential work under serious threat, we thought the time was right to revisit the landmark EPA achievements that have kept our drinking water clean and our air safe to breathe.
A Boston CleanTech event captured the imperative for cities to manage their water systems using data devices.
