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March 14, 2025

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  FLYING ABOVE THE STORM
California Startup WindBorne Systems offers help to NWS after layoffs
- 3/12/2025

  Safe Drinking Water Act
US National Forest is integral to drinking water source protection
Will the expansion of domestic logging create a need to find water security elsewhere? - 3/11/2025

  Forever chemicals in drinking water
University of Georgia Professor on a mission to "separate and destroy" PFAS
An interview with Dr. Jack Huang, UGA Griffin - 3/6/2025

  SDWA Box
Humboldt County - McKinleyville Community Services District
Redwood National Forest - Is California's treasure under threat? - 3/5/2025

  WT Special Report on Vehicles and Flood Safety
2025 International Auto Show in search of a flood-smart ride
- 2/27/2025

  NRDC and the Safe Drinking Water Act
Natural Resources Defense Council stands with US EPA in defense of PFAS "forever toxic chemicals" regulation for drinking water
An interview with Erik Olson, NRDC with comments from the US Environmental Protection Agency - 2/14/2025

   2025 CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOSHOW
February 14, 2025 to February 23, 2025
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
IT'S ALL ABOUT WATER!
Stay tuned.
- 2/14/2025


Innovators, Insurers Craft New Ways to Tap Cleantech and Resilience Markets
Insurers seeking to tap cleantech markets are adopting proactive underwriting approaches and risk modelling based on science and engineering, rather than historical data, to mitigate growing threats from climate change and take advantage of new markets in cleantech, according to Cleantech Group.
- 2/13/2025

  What is Acid Mine Drainage anyway?
Societal responsibility to make sure mining does not have devastating effects on the environment
An interview with Dr. Bill Price, Natural Resources Canada Mine Drainage and Reclamation Expert - 2/7/2025


CARS AND WATER
There is no denying it! "We live in a car culture". A central part of modern society, cars also strongly influence our culture, transportation, and infrastructure.
- 2/3/2025

  Acid Mine Drainage to the extreme: Sherridon, Manitoba Canada
An interview with Matt Lindsay, Ph.D., P.Geo., NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mine Closure Geochemistry
We really need to avoid remediation outcomes such as we see at Sherridon, which is obviously not what anyone hoped for. - 1/27/2025

  WILDFIRES ARE TOO MUCH FOR MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS. IN LOS ANGELES, FIREFIGHTERS TRIED ANYWAY.
When wind-driven embers sent flames ripping through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, firefighters and residents began noticing less water pressure in their hoses. In some cases, fire hydrants had no water at all.
Maven's Notebook -by Kylie Mohr, High Country News With Permission - 1/22/2025


GAME-CHANGING DESALINATION ON FORESIGHT 50 LIST
Calgary start-up Ionic Solutions offers technology with high electrical efficiencies and freshwater recovery rates
- 1/21/2025


Will Water Finally Have It’s Moment In 2025?
In the 2025 Global Cleantech 100 a tipping point is seen emerging in this year’s Global Cleantech 100 companies
- 1/18/2025

   CLEANTECH 2025
Expectations For Cleantech Innovation in 2025
Cleantech Group predicts breakouts, progress, and challenges for 2025
- 1/18/2025

  Wildfires or floods, good neighbours will always help each other
Interview with President of the King's Privy Council in Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Hon. Harjit Sajjan - 1/15/2025

   3M, MOHAWK HID CHEMICAL DANGERS THAT LED TO HEALTH CRISIS, COUNTY SAYS
‘All the residents of Northwest Georgia effectively have Scotchgard, Stainmaster and Teflon coursing through their veins.’
By Rosie Manins - Atlanta Journal Constitution
With Permission
For decades, the corporate makers and users of “forever chemicals” used on carpet produced in Northwest Georgia have hidden the associated dangers, leading to a public health crisis, Murray County alleges in a new lawsuit. In its Dec. 30 complaint, the county takes aim at chemical producers — including 3M, Daikin and DuPont — as well as carpet manufacturers, including Mohawk and Shaw Industries.../more
- 1/13/2025

  50 years of the SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
Part 3: Inspired to detox - 1/9/2025

   UPDATE
SIO SILICA IS STAGING A COMEBACK — WITH A PUSH FOR FIRST NATIONS SUPPORT
A recording of a closed-door meeting shows Sio Silica’s latest tack: numerous promises to Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, including millions in equity. Now the community faces ‘a great divide’
By Julia-Simone Rutgers - The Narwhal With permission
Related:
New proposal to mine silica sand raises questions
Manitoba draws line on fracking
Could new frack project turn Manitoba's Brokenhead river into a toxic nightmare?
- 1/4/2025

  50 years of the SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
Part 2: Convenience is the chemical cocktail that keeps on giving
- 1/1/2025

  Fifty years of SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
Part 1: "Forever chemicals", PFAS
- 12/22/2024


PFAS Pollution
Cleantech Group looks at innovators in the textile and agriculture sectors for alternatives to PFAS in water, soil, & air
- 12/18/2024


THE OCEAN CLEAN-UP TEAM WRAPS UP 2024 WITH COLDPLAY
The Ocean Clean-up celebrates a significant milestone of 20 million kilograms of plastic removed
- 12/18/2024

   PCAST RELEASES REPORT ON STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S GROUNDWATER RESILIENCE
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has released a new report addressing America’s groundwater resources. Groundwater is central to the health, security, and economic vitality of communities across the United States. - 12/16/2024

  How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
Part Three: Insurance, flood barrier standards, certification and ratings
- 12/11/2024


INVESTING IN CANADIAN CLEANTECH INNOVATORS
Cascadia Seaweed on Foresight Canada’s 50 Most Investible Ventures List
- 12/2/2024


INVESTING IN CANADIAN CLEANTECH INNOVATORS
Cascadia Seaweed on Foresight Canada’s 50 Most Investible Ventures List
- 11/27/2024


UNLIMITED, DECARBONIZED, SUSTAINABLE MAGNESIUM FROM SEAWATER
Top Innovator Tidal Metals ‘mines’ critical strategic metal in first-of-a-kind clean and green process
- 11/14/2024

  Why we need a continental approach to source water protection
Interview with Dr. Peter Leavitt, FRSC, Professor University of Regina, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Society The technology is available to preserve and maintain water quality in our lakes and rivers. When will social and political will align to protect continental water resources?
- 11/5/2024

   INVASIVE SPECIES SPELL TROUBLE FOR NEW YORK’S BELOVED TAP WATER
Zebra mussels, hydrilla and now a waterflea have made their homes in New Croton Reservoir. - By Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. - 11/4/2024

  Maintaining drinking water quality through flood and fire
Rockdale County, Georgia During post-hurricane flooding, Biolab chemical fire broke out, spewing a toxic plume
- 10/31/2024


"THE US IS FACING SIGNIFICANT STRAINS ON ITS WATER SUPPLY", JPMorgan Chase & Co Report - October 2024
Already overstretched, US water resources, are being further stressed by the boom in AI artificial intelligence.
- 10/30/2024


PROMISE MADE; PROMISE KEPT
Canada launches long-awaited national independent agency to manage freshwater - by Julia-Simone Rutgers, The Narwhal
Related WT article
Republished with permission
- 10/22/2024

  EPA National Pollution Prevention Training and Conference
December 10 -11, 2024, Washington, D.C.
Register by Nov 1, free to attend in person or remote. Sessions include presentations by P2 experts, participants learn about grants available, reducing pollution and finding alternatives, including some chemicals EPA has regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
- 10/17/2024

  How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
Part Two: Water-Gate: Built for urban overland flooding
As municipalities plan to defend critical infrastructure from frequent floods, having the right tool for the job is top priority - 10/15/2024

  How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
Part One: INERO hard-shell barrier, built to handle moving water with debris
In the aftermath of back to back hurricanes, we rip into the top flood barriers on the market to see how they stack up - 10/10/2024

   Blazing the innovation trail, Part 3: Oshkosh Airport Products role in building out the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting industry
An enviro-refit for the global ARFF fleet - 10/4/2024

   Blazing the innovation trail, Part 2: From Norway to Green Bay, fighting fire without forever chemicals
American technical specifications for airport fire rescue has prompted a new generation of fluorine-free foam products, along with the training and techniques to get the job done - 10/1/2024


HAVASU LAKE ONGOING WATER WOES
The small community has been under repeated boil water advisories for over two years
Based on a story by Joe Nelson, San Bernardino Sun
- 9/28/2024

   Blazing the innovation trail: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport successfully deploys PFAS-free fire-fighting foam
A regulatory exemption issued just in time, Deputy Fire Chief Mark Smith and the PortsToronto team jumped on the opportunity to swap out "forever chemicals" for a friendlier alternative - here's how they got it done - 9/21/2024

   NTSB INVESTIGATION UPDATE: MPOG GULF OIL SPILL
A leak from the Main Pass Oil Gathering Pipeline on November 15, 2023 spewed a million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico 80 km south of New Orleans - here is what we know today - 9/19/2024


STORMWATER UNIVERSITY
Nashville, Tennessee start-up explores new approaches to industry challenges with benefits for a wide range of professionals
- 9/15/2024

   FIRST NATION LONG-TERM DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES IN CANADA - September 7, 2024
Overview: There are 32 long-term water advisories in Canada not including BC: 1 in Atlantic, 21 in ON, 4 in MB, 6 in SK, 0 in AB. First Nation Health Authority (FNHA) reports 21 in BC.
- 9/10/2024

   AVOCADO GOLDRUSH LINKS USA COMPANIES WITH MEXICO’S DEFORESTATION DISASTER
New lawsuits shine light on the supply chains of U.S. companies operating in Mexico’s lucrative avocado industry, under pressure from organized crime and accusations of growing environmental damage. - 9/8/2024

  CLEANUP HOPES FOR NEIGHBORS OF MEXICO'S 'TOILET BOWL' WASTEWATER DAM
The stink is the least of the problems. In Tepetitlán, the conversation invariably revolves around cancer.
- 8/27/2024


ADVISORIES IN CANADA PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 21 - UPDATED 9:30 AM

Wrap-up: There are 44 advisories to report: 2 in AB, 5 in BC, 2 in MB, 1 in NB, 3 in NS, 7 in ON, 12 in QC, 12 in SK
- 8/21/2024


AQUALUNAR CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALIST CSMC
Toronto start-up Canadian Space Mining Corporation is unlocking the promise of Space for life on Earth with LunaPure
- 8/19/2024


AQUALUNAR CHALLENGE SEMI-FINALIST WATERPURIS
Ontario start-up aims for the Moon with novel water purification technology - 8/7/2024


DETECTING TOXIC HABS IN THE USA AND CANADA
Inconsistent regulatory standards between the two countries
- 7/25/2024

   WTCAL
1,600,000 gallons of toxic material released into Alder Creek and American River near Nimbus Dam in Rancho Cordova-Sacramento
California Office of Emergency Services - 7/21/2024

   CLIMATE CHANGE SIMULATOR TOOL DRAWS GASPS, EVEN TEARS FROM P.E.I. RESIDENTS
'My house will be underwater'
CBC NEWS - 7/9/2024


COLDPLAY TURNS RIVER PLASTIC INTO MUSIC
THE OCEAN CLEANUP and COLDPLAY Collaborate on “Moon Music”, an LP made from 70% river plastic intercepted from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala
- 6/21/2024

  IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF 400,000 MILES OF WATER MAINS IN THE US AND CANADA
Utah State University (USU) report examines break rates and related factors such as pipe material and diameter
- 6/5/2024

   2024/5/31
PLASTIC POLLUTION & HUMAN HEALTH
Emmy Winning Documentary (Environmental/Science) We’re All Plastic People Now exposes the plastic/health connection
- 5/31/2024


MALARTIC
Hard-hitting NFB documentary Malartic, chronicling the broken promises of a gold-mining megaproject, is now streaming free of charge.
- 5/25/2024

   CLIMATE TECH ENTREPRENEUR BEATS THE ODDS IN THE WATER SECTOR WITH A NEW BUSINESS MODEL
Interview with Meena Sankaran, founder and CEO of Ketos - 5/16/2024


NEW SOLUTIONS TO PLASTICS PROBLEMS
Research by Cleantech Group points to next-generation bioplastics and advanced recycling to reduce carbon footprint
- 5/9/2024


SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS PROVIDING SAFE WATER WORLDWIDE
Colorado based Innovative Water Technologies™ is dedicated to researching and developing products for water treatment and purification in response to every need
- 5/3/2024


DOGS PINPOINTING WATER LEAKS
Scottish Water has been deploying a team of specially trained dogs to help locate water main leaks in difficult to access rural areas.
- 4/25/2024

   DEVELOPING CANADIAN MINERAL SUPPLY TO THE GROWING ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV) INDUSTRY, SANS WATER AND CHEMICALS
WT Interview with CEO of Green Battery Minerals, Tom Yingling
- 5/3/2024

   SAFE DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGY
Rapid results, handheld chemistry analyzer in the works for private wells
- 4/18/2024


STREAMS IN DANGER FOLLOWING 2023 SUPREME COURT DECISION
A call to action for clean water - 4/17/2024

   EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY
Nibi Envirotech Portable potable water and garden solutions
- 4/14/2024


EXTRACTION OF GOLD AND RARE EARTH ELEMENTS WITHOUT USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS
Green Mining SRL’s water-wise mining operations in Argentina, also enables the local community to share in the profits
- 4/3/2024

  FLOOD and DROUGHT FEATURE
Interview with Erica Gies, author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought and deluge
Slow Water Movement: a global response to climate change beginning in your own small place
- 3/19/2024

  Watershed Impacts Series
Interview with Chief Stu Jackson
Maximize community capacity, zero tolerance for negligence
- 3/14/2024

  SPECIAL REPORT ON FLOOD SAFETY
In search of a flood-smart ride
Ford-Lincoln, Nissan response
- 3/13/2024


INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
The WaterToday Media Group pays tribute to all water heroines
- 3/8/2024

   CYBER101 TRAINING FOR CYBER-HYGIENE
WT Interview with Guillaume Bélanger, President of Exosource
- 2/28/2024

  HAZARDOUS SPILLS
Reprint of East Palestine train derailment incident coverage Feb 16, 2023 Update
258,000 gallons of hazardous materials spilled/released or burned in Upper Ohio River minor tributary Little Beaver Creek watershed
- 2/16/2024

  SPECIAL FEATURE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: NEW RESOURCES FOR FLOOD FORECASTING
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
- 2/6/2024

  Rochester Wins
The Best Tasting Drinking Water in NYS Award 2022 - 6/27/2022

   NYS Assemblyman Patrick Burke Introduces Great Lakes Bill of Rights
The bill paves the way for litigation against polluters on behalf of the ecosystem - 3/2/2022

  Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography detect vast amounts of groundwater beneath Antarctic ice. - 7/22/2021

  Developing Strategic Alliances between industry, regulators, conservation groups and educators to save the seas - 3/14/2022

  Canadian company, SciCorp, wins first prize for innovative and transformative wastewater technology - 5/25/2022

  Identifying toxic blue-green algae species through mass spectrometry - 5/25/2022

   How Poughkeepsie water flows to your tap - 3/2/2022

  Trust your municipal sand filtration water treatment process, the standard technology removes nano-plastics: Swiss Study - 6/3/2022

   No filters or high pressure pumps- Researchers build portable and energy efficient desalination units - 5/8/2022

  Decades in the making, Ohio launches DRASTIC, a groundwater assessment tool for aquifer planning - 4/26/2022

  PeCOD COD (chemical oxygen demand) Analyser: provides results in 10 minutes - 2/20/2022

  The RO Bucket - From maple syrup to water - 4/7/2022

  Breaking through Normal: Finding Efficiency with a Multi-purpose Analyzer - 2/20/2022

   A Toxic Cocktail In Your Tap Water? - 3/22/2022

  Clean Sailing with Emission-Free Cargo Ships - 12/29/2021

  Diane Galusha, Author of Liquid Assets A History of New York City’s Water System - 1/9/2022

  The Whole World is Going Electric – Electric Ferries Launch at the Port of Kingston, ON - 12/17/2021

  Arctic sinkholes the size of a Manhattan block show up on Beaufort Seafloor - 3/18/2022

  EWG Report - ‘Erin Brockovich’ Chemical Taints Tap Water Of 251 Million Americans - 3/1/2022

  Climate change in your town, how to mitigate its effects, where to start, and the software to figure it out - 5/30/2022

   Albany, NY city waterAward-winning water and responsible stewardship - 5/6/2022

  EWG Science Analyst Sydney Evans - 3/8/2022

  An Entrepreneurial Academic Making A Difference - 2/19/2022

  Getting the Lead out - MIT finds a new method for removing lead from drinking water - 10/10/2021

  The USGS Network of Streamflow Monitors: A 24/7 Flood Warning System - 12/3/2021

  Straightline Airships: Environment-friendly commercial aviation that requires no roads or airports - 6/20/2021

  Nova Scotia community rallies around first low orbit launch site in Canada. Lift-off 2023! - 6/20/2021

   Impaired Waters - 1/4/2022

  Columbia physicist says forethought saved NYC billions in wake of Sandy - 5/11/2021

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