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Fresh Water Resources
HAPPENING NOW
US Vice President, National Security Advisor, Energy Secretary on the ground at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland

America First
USDA Director Rollins weighs in on the shift in priorities for the National Forest Service

FLYING ABOVE THE STORM
California Startup WindBorne Systems offers help to NWS after layoffs

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?

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

SDWA Box
Humboldt County - McKinleyville Community Services District
Redwood National Forest - Is California's treasure under threat?
WT Special Report on Vehicles and Flood Safety
2025 International Auto Show in search of a flood-smart ride

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

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.

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

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.

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.
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

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

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

CLEANTECH 2025
Expectations For Cleantech Innovation in 2025
Cleantech Group predicts breakouts, progress, and challenges for 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
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

50 years of the SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
Part 3: Inspired to detox
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?

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

Fifty years of SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
Part 1: "Forever chemicals", PFAS

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

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

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.
How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
Part Three: Insurance, flood barrier standards, certification and ratings

INVESTING IN CANADIAN CLEANTECH INNOVATORS
Cascadia Seaweed on Foresight Canada’s 50 Most Investible Ventures List

INVESTING IN CANADIAN CLEANTECH INNOVATORS
Cascadia Seaweed on Foresight Canada’s 50 Most Investible Ventures List

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

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?

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

"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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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