- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 5th, 2014
Wastewater Injection Has Increased Seismic Activity in Oklahoma, US
Earthquakes in this part of the country are now more frequent, considerably stronger
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 10th, 2014
Offshore Frackers Must Report Chemicals Dumped in the Pacific, EPA Rules
The reporting requirement will come into effect on March 1, 2014
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 7th, 2014
NSA Plans to Use Treated Wastewater to Cool New Data Center
The data center is currently being built at Fort Meade in Maryland
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 4th, 2014
Exxon Subsidiary Faces Criminal Charges over 2010 Fracking Waste Spill
The company is accused of illegally dumping over 50,000 gallons of fracking waste water
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 20th, 2013
Superbacteria Found in Chinese Sewage Plants
The bugs appear to be multiplying very fast, the study shows
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 5th, 2013
Apple Improves on Its Supply Chain's Ecological Footprint
Report shows the corporation is making progress towards greening up its working agenda
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 18th, 2012
Onions and Garlic Help Clean Wastewater
Low-cost technology uses onions, garlic peels to remove heavy metals from industrial waste
- Energy
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 18th, 2012
Water Treatment Plants to Use Algae-Based Cleaning Systems
NASA has recently developed a prototype facility using this technology
- Food & Health
- By Oana Grigoras
- January 12th, 2012
New Technology to Help Us Drink Toilet Water
A recent report shows that municipal wastewater could be purified to drinking standards
- Food & Health
- By Oana Grigoras
- November 3rd, 2011
Sustainable Poop-Derived Bioplastic, Available Starting Next Year
Micromidas will launch its earth-friendly bioplastic, hoping to cure the oil dependency
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2011
Rendering Radioactive Water Safe Through New Technologies
Experts in Australia lead the way in developing ways of making water safe again
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
Antibiotics Disposal Patterns May Lead to Superbug Development
Not many companies dispose of their chemical residues properly
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 27th, 2010
Sewage Treatment Plants Will Soon Power Themselves
Using two greenhouse gases
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 7th, 2010
Generating Power from Sewage Treatment Plants
Anaerobic bugs could hold the key to this innovation