Category: News

13 Sep, 2020

Covid 19 and water quality

COVID-19: Improved water quality expected In Wake of Global Shutdowns, Researchers Expect Water Quality to Improve

1 Dec, 2019

ORNL’s Jager named AAAS Fellow

November 26, 2019Henriette Jager, senior research scientist in the Environmental Sciences Division at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...

News / Publications

25 Jul, 2016

A sediment-specific family-level biomonitoring tool to identify the impacts of fine sediment in temperate rivers and streams

The technique uses macroinvertebrates, and will be of interest to those familiar with, or using, the ICI in biomonitoring. Many state water quality agencies collect macroinvertebrate data as part of their monitoring, and use...

Student Focus

2 Jul, 2014

Poster award

Congratulations to Brandy Bossle, winner of the WQS poster award granted this year at the National Meeting in Little Rock. Her poster was entitled: Mercury Bioaccumulation in Bluegill and Largemouth Bass From a Hunting and Fishing...

New York Times Water News

Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time
The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office found that some salmon species are “on the brink of extinction.” Habitat loss, climate change and other factors are to blame, it said.
Former Michigan Governor Charged With Neglect in Flint Water Crisis
Michigan’s solicitor general announced criminal charges against Rick Snyder, the former governor, for “willful neglect of duty,” saying he failed to protect residents during the Flint water crisis.
Rick Snyder Arraigned on Neglect Charges for Flint Water Disaster
Ex-governor Rick Snyder was leading the state when the city’s water became tainted in 2014.

EPA Water News

EPA Awards Grant to University of California, Riverside Student Team for Innovative Technology Project
RIVERSIDE (January 22, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a University of California, Riverside (UCR) research team as a recipient of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program, alongside 31 other student teams from across the country.
EPA Awards Grant to Stanford Student Team for Innovative Technology Projects
WASHINGTON (January 22, 2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a Stanford University student research team as a recipient of its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program, alongside 31 other student teams from across the country.
EPA Delivers Results on PFAS Action Plan
WASHINGTON (January 19, 2021) — Today, the U.S.

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