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The Year in Water, 2022

Circle of Blue

The Year in Water, 2022. Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 13, 2022. The strength of the shark’s teeth and the breadth of the bite were on full display in 2022. Though vivid, the shark metaphor is an inadequate frame for some of 2022’s defining water stories. Brett Walton.

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Reusable and Refillable Packaging Becomes a Major Trend for 2022

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Reusable and refillable packaging is one of the most dynamic sectors of the packaging market in 2022, with rapid growth fueled by innovative formats and the need to enact more planet-friendly business models. The post Reusable and Refillable Packaging Becomes a Major Trend for 2022 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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What’s Up With Water – December 20, 2022

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It’s the state’s second largest port and it had been dumping nitrogen-saturated waste on farmland in eastern Oregon. The waste contaminated the groundwater with high levels of nutrients, in an arid location where residents rely on groundwater for their drinking water. The project is expected to be completed by 2026.

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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells

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Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Now it happens occasionally. No agency will help them.

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FRESH, August 9, 2022: Unmonitored Ag May Account for Majority of Lake Erie Manure Pollution

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August 9, 2022. Some of the earliest memories I have are of protestors standing in the road, blocking semi-trucks hauling nuclear waste.”. — Mikhail Childs, Prairie Island Indian C ommunity member. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has declared the plant to be safe, tribe members remain worried about their proximity to nuclear waste.

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Spotlight on 2022’s Project Winner: Agilent

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The post Spotlight on 2022’s Project Winner: Agilent appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. In 2021, Agilent bought back over 900 used instruments from customers, sold over 3,500 certified pre-owned instruments, and took back 2,000 instruments through its return program.

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What’s Up With Water — June 7, 2022

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But when river temperatures climb too high, the water is too warm for cooling purposes and the waste heat expelled by the facility endangers fish and other aquatic life. The post What’s Up With Water — June 7, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue. Most inland facilities cool their power-generating equipment with river water.

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