Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Q and A with the Experts: Great Lakes in a trade war
Canada and the U.S. share the Great Lakes except Lake Michigan. Half of the trade between the two countries takes place in and around the…
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U.S. House of Representatives Votes on PFAS Action Act
In response to growing concerns about the family of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted on the bipartisan PFAS…
Bluefield Report Pinpoints Opportunities for Tech in U.S. Water Sector
In 2017, U.S. industry spent $10.2 billion on water management, including water acquisition, treatment, reuse, and discharge, according to Bluefield Research. In its latest report, Opportunities…
Ultra-High Capacity Stormwater Chamber Passes CSA Rating Tests
CULTEC, a Brookfield, Connecticut company that specializes in providing chambers for stormwater management, recently received third-party certification for its newest product to be used in…
Grass Carp Eggs Found in Lake Erie Tributary
Yesterday, the U.S.’s Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee and the bi-national Council of Great Lakes Fishery Agencies announced the discovery of grass carp eggs in…
NASA Maps Saskatchewan’s Wetlands, North Sask. River
Saskatchewan’s wetlands and North Saskatchewan River have been chosen as a testing ground for new NASA technologies designed to map water in northern environments and…
U.S. Bans Microbeads, Canada Could Follow
The U.S. has joined the battle against polyethylene microbeads by banning the use of the tiny plastic pellets commonly used as exfoliants in cosmetic care…
Economic benefits of cleaning up a city’s waterfront
By Mario Carr A strong economy needs a healthy watershed. One municipality that understands this all too well is Hamilton, Ontario. Clean-up projects to reverse…