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Selling the Toilet Idea to Residents of Bangladesh
By some measures, Bangladesh is modernizing rapidly – one in two residents now owns a cell phone. However, when it comes to basic sanitation, progress is clogged. While some point to obstacles of funding and a lack of political leadership, others...
Researchers Find High Levels of Toxic PCBs in Indiana Harbor And Ship Canal
University of Iowa researchers have found high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the deep sediments lining the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC) in East Chicago, Ind. Scientists say the discovery is cause for concern because the IHSC...
France Okays Grant for Lome Sanitation Project
Adji Oteth Ayassor, Togo’s Finance Minister, Dominique Renaux, the French Ambassador to Togo, and Philippe Collignon, the Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement of CFA 3.3 billion to prop up the sanitary works...
European Investment Bank Providing Funding for Construction of a Seawater Desalination Plant in Sorek, Israel
The European Investment Bank, the EU’s long-term financing institution, has announced the signing of a EUR 142 million finance contract relating to the design and construction of a seawater desalination plant using reverse osmosis technology in Sorek,...
Plants on a Roof a Cost-effective Way to Keep Water Out of Sewers
Green roofs like the one atop a Con Edison building in Long Island City, Queens can be a cost-effective way to keep water from running into sewer systems and causing overflows, Columbia University researchers have found. The Con Edison Green Roof, which...
40% of South Africa’s Dams Suffering Eutrophication
More than 40 percent of South Africa’s dams suffer eutrophication, when the water becomes nutrient-rich and algae multiply, releasing cyanobacterial toxins harmful to the liver and nervous systems of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. How People...
Mexico’s Fast-growing ‘Riviera Maya’ Threatened By Pollutants in Aquifers
Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many other pollutants infiltrate the giant aquifer under Mexico’s “Riviera Maya,” research shows.
HOVENSA LLC to Pay $700 Million to Upgrade Pollution Controls At U.S. Virgin Islands Facility
HOVENSA LLC, owner of the second largest petroleum refinery in the United States, has agreed to pay a $5.375 million civil penalty and spend more than $700 million in new pollution controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its St. Croix, U.S. Virgin...
