ARTICLES BY SARA JEROME

• EPA Halting Heavy Metals Wastewater Rule

  5/16/2017

  The U.S. EPA is planning to overhaul a rule governing the treatment of toxic metals in power plant wastewater.

• Researchers Believe Power Plant Waste Is Key For Nutrient Removal

  11/25/2016

  A waste product from coal-fired power plants may be useful in fighting water pollution.

• Researchers Claim New Process Cuts Electricity At Waste Plants

  10/17/2016

  If necessity is the mother of invention, it makes sense that winery wastewater, and the challenge of treating it, continually produces innovation in the wastewater industry.

• EPA Issues Guidance On Drinking Water Safety For Nuclear Disasters

  6/17/2016

  The U.S. EPA has proposed new guidelines for restricting drinking water after a nuclear incident, partially a response to the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

• Nuclear Plant Polluting Florida Drinking Water

  3/29/2016

  Pollution from a nuclear power plant in Florida is endangering the drinking water supply and a nearby national park.

• Chattanooga Project Demonstrates Methane-To-Electric Moment

  1/1/2016

  Methane-to-electric projects are a hot topic in the wastewater sector these days.

• Uranium Contamination Linked To Drought

  12/23/2015

  Uranium is a growing threat to the water supply out West.

• DC Water Gets Charged Up On Human Excrement

  12/21/2015

  The wastewater servicer in the nation’s capital has harnessed human excrement to generate 13 megawatts of electricity.

• Utilities Missing Opportunity To Raise Revenue, Study Shows

  9/21/2015

  Research shows that utilities are missing the chance to use a tool that could raise revenue. 

• Microorganisms May Save Power In Chemical Waste Treatment

  9/15/2015

  Japanese researchers may soon commercialize a treatment method for chemical plant waste that cuts the need for electricity by 80 percent compared to conventional processes.

• West’s Biggest Power Plant Provides Water As It Contributes To Drought

  7/1/2015

  A single power plant is responsible for a giant chunk of Arizona’s pollution, and critics say it can be pinpointed as a key culprit behind the drought in the West — where, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 75 percent of the region is experiencing abnormally dry weather.

• Energy Source Of The Future: Brewery Waste?

  3/18/2015

  A startup formed by university researchers is taking brewery waste and making it useful. And now, the federal government is helping it pursue this mission.