Environmental Health News

YORBA LINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Yorba Linda Water District celebrated today the dedication of a new helicopter hydrant at the Robert B. Diemer Water Treatment Plant – providing firefighters a new, strategically located water source for aerial fire suppression. More than 100 community stakeholders and dignitaries attended the dedication ceremony, highlighting a shared appreciation and commitment to wildfire preparedness, region...

MINERAL POINT, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ERI, the nation’s leading material resource recovery, ITAD, mobility and data destruction/processing provider, is joining forces with Sony Electronics Inc. to offer a convenient way for Iowa County and surrounding area locals in Wisconsin to responsibly recycle unwanted consumer electronics with a free e-waste collection event. This opportunity for local residents to dispose of their unwanted electronics in an environmentally responsible way will take place...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UFP Packaging announced today that its corrugated division has received the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Chain of Custody standard and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Chain of Custody and Corporate Policies standards. The certifications demonstrate the company's commitment to ensuring its fiber comes from sustainably managed sources and help customers meet their own sustainability and sourcing requirements. "As a supplier to the corrugated...

SÃO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IKEA launches a pioneering project together with BTG Pactual in Brazil to protect, restore, and responsibly manage degraded and low-productive land...

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, announced today that Tideway has selected Tetra Tech to provide groundwater monitoring services for the next phase of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which aims to protect the tidal River Thames and significantly reduce sewer overflow pollution. Tetra Tech’s groundwater engineering experts will deliver high-end w...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ONE Nuclear Energy LLC ("ONE Nuclear"), an independent developer of large-scale energy solutions powered by natural gas and advanced nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) technologies, today announced it has published a virtual investor webcast to discuss ONE Nuclear's business strategy, growth drivers, macro tailwinds and its pending business combination with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII to become a publicly traded company. Featured on the virtual...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vicinity Energy, a decarbonization leader with the nation’s largest portfolio of district energy systems, today announced agreements with Everllence [formerly MAN Energy Solutions], and DCO Energy. This partnership secures the latest achievement in Vicinity's electrification strategy that is already well underway in Boston and Cambridge, locking in the installation of a 35MW river-based industrial-scale heat pump complex for steam generation with the ability t...

OAKHURST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California American Water has begun construction on a new water treatment facility in its Madera County water district, marking a significant investment in providing high-quality water service, long-term reliability and system resiliency for customers in the district’s Goldside system. “This treatment facility is designed to improve water quality and continue to help the company meet all health and safety standards without interruption to service,” said Usmita...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Make America Fish Again (MAFA) coalition, representing America’s leading sportfishing advocates and coastal business owners, today announced it has sent a formal letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to issue an Executive Order banning industrial-scale forage fishing in U.S. waters. The letter calls on the President to protect the foundation of America’s ocean ecosystems — small “forage” species such as menhaden, that sustain larger fish, seabirds, and...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ai2 (The Allen Institute for AI) today announced the OlmoEarth Platform, the first open, end-to-end solution that transforms global satellite and sensor data into real-time earth insight. At its core is OlmoEarth, Ai2’s state-of-the-art multimodal foundation model family, trained on millions of Earth observations spanning roughly ten terabytes of data. Built on these advanced models, OlmoEarth Platform brings cutting-edge AI to governments, NGOs, and local communities—...