TOMIOKA, Japan (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday told local Japanese representatives at a meeting in Fukushima that the ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater at the ruined nuclear power plant has met safety standards and that any restrictions on products from the region are “not scientific.” International Atomic Energy […]
TOMIOKA, Japan (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday told local Japanese representatives at a meeting in Fukushima that the ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater at the ruined nuclear power plant has met safety standards and that any restrictions on products from the region are “not scientific.” International Atomic Energy […]
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency is in Japan to examine discharges of treated radioactive wastewater from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and to discuss further cooperation with Japan to promote peaceful use of nuclear energy and non-proliferation. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi is visiting […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) – After last week’s heavy rainstorms, the Nacogdoches Wastewater Treatment Plant said it is back on track with their process of removing excess water. Chicken gut truck leaves behind ‘trail of blood and gore’ on Marshall road During the storms, the plant said an excessive amount of storm water was picked up […]
CAMDEN – New Jersey American Water wants a rate increase that would boost an average home customer’s monthly bill by about $11.30 for water and $6.60 for wastewater. The utility, which serves more than 2.8 million people in 18 New Jersey counties, is seeking a revenue increase of about $161.7 million. It said the request […]
Jan. 16—A newly launched statewide program to evaluate student drug use by testing wastewater has detected traces of cocaine and amphetamine in a majority of high schools across New Mexico. Results posted on an online platform by the New Mexico Environment Department show testing so far hasn’t found any heroin in schools, but fentanyl or […]
Jan. 16—A newly launched statewide program to evaluate student drug use by testing wastewater has detected traces of cocaine and amphetamine in a majority of high schools across New Mexico. Results posted on an online platform by the New Mexico Environment Department show testing so far hasn’t found any heroin in schools, but fentanyl or […]
Dec. 27—The Town of Newfane has secured additional funding for a series of proposed upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant. Earlier this month, the town was awarded a $1.84 million grant from the New York State Water Infrastructure and Improvement Act Program. “The town council and I have been and will continue to be diligent […]
The World Health Organization is keeping an eye on a new COVID variant—one that, in some countries, is sending wastewater levels of the virus skyrocketing to the highest point ever seen. The global health watchdog on Tuesday promoted JN.1—an Omicron spawn experts flagged this summer for its unusually large number of mutations—to a “variant of […]
California water agencies could soon turn wastewater into drinking water. The California Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday approved new rules for turning water from toilets and other uses into drinking water. State officials believe the rules will help the drought-prone state have a more reliable source of drinking water. California is the second state […]