Landmark climate change legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate includes significant water efficiency provisions. – news.tech-chronicle.com
Category: Water Issues
News about ongoing global issues with water.
Robot Fish Could Monitor Water Quality
Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist teamed up at Michigan State University. They’re developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments. – MedicalNewsToday.com
U.S. Water Use Declines, But Points to Troubling Trends, Says USGS Report
U.S. Geological Survey’s newest five-year report (2000-2005) reveals positive trends and potential problems for U.S. water use. – CircleOfBlue.org
EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts
In an effort to help reduce pollution runoff from paved parking lots, the Environmental Protection Agency is testing a variety of permeable paving materials at its Edison, N.J., facility. – EnvironmentalLeader.com
Gov. Schwarzenegger creates a Green Cities California Web Resource
California just put up a web site devoted to the creation of green cities. The site provides a clearinghouse of information for the best green practices for sustainable public policy for water, urban design, energy use, waste reduction, environmental health, urban nature and transportation. Bravo!! gov.ca.gov
Find the new website here GreenCitiesCalifornia.org
Chico CA – Water deal to end up all wet?
Farmers and environmentalists. Republicans and Democrats. Northern California and Southern California. – chicoer.com
Science Daily – Scientists Reveals Secrets Of Drought Resistance
Biologists have solved the structure of a critical molecule that helps plants survive during droughts. Understanding the inner workings of this molecule may help scientists design new ways to protect crops against prolonged dry periods, potentially improving crop yields worldwide, aiding biofuels production on marginal lands and mitigating drought’s human and economic costs. – sciencedaily.com
Storm Water Authority – Louisiana Urban Stormwater Coalition First of Its Kind in USA
New ideas about dealing with storm water runoff by collaboration with government managers, engineers and many others. StormWaterAuthority.org
Wall Street Journal – Exxon Ordered to Pay $105 Million in New York Water Case
A jury ordered Exxon Mobil to pay nearly $105 million to New York City in damages in a lawsuit over alleged groundwater contamination. – online.wsj.com
Storm Water Authority – Water Polluters Beware: EPA Launches Clean Water Enforcement Effort
U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson states that EPA will start to become more active in law enforcement of the Drinking Water Act. – StormWaterAuthority.org