Hydrofracking could strain Western water resources, study finds
The rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing could put pressure on already-stressed water resources from the suburbs of Fort Worth to western Colorado, according to a new...
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Sunday, April 21st, 2013
EPA proposes water pollution rules for power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new regulations Friday that aim to reduce water pollution near nuclear and fossil fuel-fired power plants.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
China’s utility giants vulnerable to water scarcity, report says
China’s five largest power utilities, which depend on water-intensive, coal-fired stations to generate electricity, are vulnerable to water supply disruptions because they...
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Water infrastructure bill could hit Senate floor in April
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told Senate Democrats Tuesday that he would bring a large infrastructure authorization bill to the floor as early as April, Sen....
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Lockheed Martin says it has new energy efficient, graphene-filter desalination process
(Reuters) - A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt...
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Illinois deal on fracking could be national model
CHICAGO (AP) -- After years of clashing over the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the oil industry and environmentalists have...
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Washington is first state to address ocean acidification
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday ordered state agencies to take initial steps to combat ocean acidification, making it the first state to address problematic...
Monday, November 19th, 2012
Abengoa breaks ground on West Africa’s first desalination plant
Abengoa SA (ABG), the Spanish company that’s developed desalination plants from Algeria to India and China, has broken ground on West Africa’s first desalination facility,...
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
China's water at risk from planned coal projects, says Greenpeace
BEIJING, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The 16 large-scale coal bases that China has planned will trigger severe water crises in the country's arid northwest, a new Greenpeace...
Friday, August 10th, 2012
Overuse of groundwater threatens global supplies, study says
A new study finds that nearly one-quarter of the world’s population lives in regions where water is being used faster than it can be replenished.
Sunday, July 8th, 2012
The smart grid for water gets bigger
Smart metering isn't just about electricity -- natural gas and water are important market sectors too. Water, in particular, is primed for growth, as rising global...
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
Australia to create biggest marine reserve
Australia will create the largest network of marine parks in the world, protecting waters covering an area as large as India while banning oil and gas exploration and...
Monday, June 11th, 2012
China, India lack water for coal plant plans, says GE's global strategy director
China’s and India’s plans to build more coal-fired power plants to meet electricity needs aren’t feasible because of a lack of water needed to cool the plants, General...
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
New study suggests human water use accounts for 42% of sea-level rise since 1961
Climate change, with its associated melting ice caps and shrinking glaciers, is the usual suspect when it comes to explaining rising sea levels. But a recent study now...
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
EPA: Well water in Pa. gas drilling town Dimock is safe
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Federal environmental regulators say testing of scores of drinking-water wells in a northeastern Pennsylvania village has failed to turn up unsafe...
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
New fracking rule issued by Obama Administration
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday issued a proposed rule governing hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on public lands that will for the first time require...
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
New study predicts frack fuids can migrate to aquifers within years
A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, concluding that fracking chemicals injected into the ground could migrate...
Monday, April 30th, 2012
NanoH20 raises $60M for clean water tech
On Monday clean water startup NanoH20 announced that it's closed $60 million in financing from chemical giant BASF, oil refiner Total, and Valley investors Khosla...
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
Africa sitting on sea of groundwater reserves
LONDON (Reuters) - Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come,...
Water bills to creep up, debt rise as supplies shrink
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The Bellagio fountains, one of the most iconic of the Las Vegas water-based attractions, is said to contain 22 million gallons of water. It may look...
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