Noticias sobre United States of America
Global Water Resources appoints Chris Krygier as COO
Global Water Resources, a pure-play water resource management company, has appointed noted utility industry leader, Chris Krygier, to the new position of chief operations officer.
Jacobs names Bob Pragada new CEO
Pragada confirms focus on driving significant profitable growth and delivering on the company's strategy accelerators around climate response, data solutions and consulting and advisory.
Ferrovial awarded water contract in Texas worth $146 million
It will also expand Trinity’s water treatment plant in New Braunfels for 18 million euros. It advances in the development of sustainable water infrastructures in North America as part of its Horizon 24 plan.
Exotic water ice contributes to understanding of magnetic anomalies on Neptune and Uranus
By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP.
2022 water report: Global warming changing the water cycle
The third La Niña year in a row intensified existing droughts in the Americas, while causing floods in parts of Asia and Oceania, according to a first-of-its-kind report released by the Global Water Monitor Consortium, led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Using satellites to track groundwater depletion in California
New twist on old tech offers novel monitoring solution.
UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050
New UNESCO data highlight the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites, with glaciers in a third of sites set to disappear by 2050.
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Amazon Web Services commits to return more water to communities than it uses by 2030
World’s leading cloud provider announces new replenishment projects in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States to bring much needed clean water to communities around the world.
“Our platform brings data management, regulatory compliance & decision support to our customers”
BlueConduit uses machine learning software to locate lead service lines, providing authorities the information they need to focus their resources and efficiently remove pipes containing lead.
Limiting global warming now can preserve valuable freshwater resource
Berkeley Lab researchers highlight the need to implement wide-scale carbon mitigation strategies to maintain snowpack throughout the Americas.
Ilan Goldfajn is appointed IDB President
Ilan Goldfajn was elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today during a Special Meeting of the Bank’s Board of Governors.
Existing water infrastructure may hold key to generating more hydropower
Millions of miles of pipelines and conduits across the United States make up an intricate network of waterways used for municipal, agricultural and industrial purposes.
The virtual water impact of the U.S. beef network
Pitt researchers develop a framework to understand water use in beef supply chains from production to consumption.
83% of US waterways contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
First-of-its kind study found 83% of the waters tested across the country were contaminated by dangerous PFAS chemicals.
New study finds over 57,000 additional suspected dischargers of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
A new study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters identifies at least 57,000 sites potentially contaminated with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
Seven takeaways about flooding, infrastructure and climate change
Extreme storms and intense floods have disrupted communities across the country this summer.
Kaveh Madani appointed Director of UNU-INWEH
The United Nations University (UNU) is pleased to announce that Prof.
EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities
Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Help Address Lack of Basic Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural America.
World had “one of three warmest Julys on record”
It was one of the three warmest July’s The world had the third warmest July on record, with prolonged and intense heatwaves affecting parts of Europe.