Environmental Health News

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joi Scientific has been in a quiet period since 2020, restructuring the company, building the right team, and developing the technology. The team has been busy at the Space Life Science Laboratory, Exploration Park at Kennedy Space Center in Florida advancing the production of green hydrogen at atmospheric temperature and pressure from sea water or grey water. Significant progress has been made during this quiet period resulting in a working model for scal...

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infleqtion, a global leader in quantum sensing and quantum computing powered by neutral-atom technology, announced its role as a collaborator on NASA’s Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf) mission. Led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the mission will fly the first quantum sensor capable of measuring the Earth's gravitational field and its gradients; signals that are used today to monitor mass dynamics on the planet's surface. The quantum...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Upwell Water today announced the spinout of its decentralized water and wastewater treatment-as-a-service business into TurnClear, a standalone entity serving the commercial and industrial market. The transaction coincides with a significant infusion of institutional capital from Nuveen, a global investment manager with $1.4 trillion in assets under management, to accelerate the growth of the platform. TurnClear provides water and wastewater treatment solutions through a...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--pHathom Technologies has surpassed $12 million in total committed capital following the successful closure of a $4 million seed round....

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced it has achieved commercial operations at two new solar projects in Wasco County, Oregon – Daybreak Solar and Bakeoven Solar – both of which will deliver energy to the Portland General Electric (PGE) power grid. Daybreak Solar, with a capacity of 189 Megawatts DC (140 MWac), and Bakeoven Solar, with a capacity of 80 MWdc (60 MWac), represent new, domestic capacity that wil...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dominion Energy Virginia and NOVA Parks have cooperatively reached a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to govern vegetation management activity along the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (W&OD Park). The new agreement formalizes practices that support current reliability, safety and environmental stewardship standards while strengthening coordination between the organizations, local governments, and trail users. “We sincerely appreciat...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NSF, a leading global organization dedicated to protecting human health, is now certifying food products to the Non-GMO Project’s Non-Ultraprocessed Foods (UPF) Verified program.The service launch follows recent federal dietary guidance calling for fewer UPFs. “The Non-UPF Verified program provides retailers, brands and shoppers with a clear, credible way of avoiding ultraprocessed foods, which can impact human health and increase risks of heart disease, obesi...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADM (NYSE: ADM) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2025, and provided its current outlook for 2026. Fourth-quarter 2025 Key Takeaways: Net earnings of $456 million, with adjusted net earnings1 of $422 million EPS2 of $0.94, with adjusted EPS1,2 of $0.87 Full-year 2025 Key Takeaways: Net earnings of $1.1 billion, with adjusted net earnings1 of $1.7 billion EPS2 of $2.23, with adjusted EPS1,2 of $3.43 Cash flows p...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) announced that ComEd, along with Walker-Miller Energy Services, will receive an Inspiring Efficiency Marketing Award for ComEd’s Energy Saving Kits portal and marketing program. This award was one of only nine to be presented at the Midwest Energy Solutions Conference in Chicago, Jan. 27-29. “ComEd is dedicated to expanding access to programs that can reduce energy use in ways that help the environment, while reducing the e...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One year after the Eaton Fire that blazed through Los Angeles County, the Arbor Day Foundation collaborated with local partners and community members to grow hope at an elementary school impacted by the fire. Volunteers joined the Foundation’s local tree planting partner Amigos de los Rios on Saturday to plant trees and greenery at Mary W. Jackson STEAM Multilingual Magnet Elementary School, located within the burn zone of the Eaton Fire. “The students and staff...