Noticias sobre Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico announces new water infrastructure tenders for $48 million
Puerto Rico has launched new waterworks tenders worth around US$48 million, reports to BN Americas.
What the world can learn from the devastating floods in Pakistan
Born in India and having friends from Pakistan, Auroop Ganguly, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, has been following the news about the catastrophic floods in Pakistan very closely.
Interior announces $36 million investment to safeguard water supplies in 12 states
Investments will restore aquatic habitats and watersheds and support disaster recovery efforts.
California high school students win nation’s top water prize for project to detect drought stress
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced that John Benedict Estrada and Pauline Victoria Estrada, siblings from Clovis North High School in California, are the winners of the 2022 U.S.
Researchers map out possible new pumped storage sites in the US
NREL researchers map out how, where, and at what cost pumped storage hydropower could store tomorrow’s clean energy.
USGS to receive $1.7 billion FY2023 budget
The FY 2023 Presidential Budget Request promotes science to address climate change, natural resource conservation, and natural hazard mitigation while strengthening programs to meet the needs of underserved communities.
‘Brockovich’ carcinogen found in tap water of more than 250 million Americans
Interactive map details local contamination in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and American territories.
Guardiola Sala Foundation to address sustainable water management
Pep Guardiola, along with his brother Pere, both representing their newly-established Guardiola Sala Foundation, have teamed up with global nonprofit, EarthEcho International and global water technology company, Xylem Inc., to encourage students to realize a more sustainable future for Spain’s water resources.
Puerto Rico is prone to more flooding than the island is prepared to handle
Puerto Rico is not ready for another hurricane season, let alone the effects of climate change, according to a new study that shows the island’s outstanding capacity to produce record-breaking floods and trigger a large number of landslides.
EPA announces over $72 million for clean water projects in Texas
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Who suffers most from extreme weather events? Weather-related loss events in 2019 and 2000 to 2019
The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 analyses to what extent countries and regions have been affected by impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.).
IDA history highlights – The IDA genealogy, part 1
Reflections on the beginning of the desalination and advanced water treatment industry, and how IDA played a critical role in the global movement to enact sustainable water solutions.
US House passes legislation to help remove millions of lead drinking water pipes
The House last week approved legislation to fund the replacement of up to 10 million lead water distribution pipes nationwide.
USDA invests $281 million in rural water and wastewater infrastructure in 36 states & Puerto Rico
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Data show millions at risk of water shutoffs during COVID-19
To protect ourselves from the coronavirus, health officials repeatedly tell us to “wash our hands.”
New USGS map can help Puerto Rico deal with risk of landslides after hurricanes
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Major water associations reassure public on safety of tap water during COVID-19 outbreak
As the global COVID-19 crisis continues to develop and reports of bottled water shortages make headlines, the National Association of Water Companies, the American Water Works Association and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies issued the following joint statement.
AWWA elects next president
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Climate Risks increasing worldwide – even for High-Income-Countries
Global Climate Risk Index: Japan and Germany hit hardest by heat waves and drought in 2018.
The water access gap in the US: over 2 million people still without running water and sanitation
A new report prepared by US non-profits DigDeep and the US Water Alliance, Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States: A National Action Plan, reveals that clean, reliable running water and safe sanitations are out of reach for some of the most vulnerable communities in the United States.