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USDA Director Rollins weighs in on the shift in priorities for the National Forest Service
FLYING ABOVE THE STORM
 California Startup WindBorne Systems offers help to NWS after layoffs
Safe Drinking Water Act
 US National Forest is integral to drinking water source protection
 Will the expansion of domestic logging create a need to find water security elsewhere?
Forever chemicals in drinking water
University of Georgia Research Professor on a mission to "separate and destroy" PFAS
An interview with Dr. Jack Huang, Georgia State University - Griffin Campus
SDWA Box
 Humboldt County - McKinleyville Community Services District
Redwood National Forest - Is California's treasure under threat?
WT Special Report on Vehicles and Flood Safety
2025 International Auto Show in search of a flood-smart ride
NRDC and the Safe Drinking Water Act
 Natural Resources Defense Council stands with US EPA in defense of PFAS "forever toxic chemicals" regulation for drinking water
An interview with Erik Olson, NRDC with comments from the US Environmental Protection Agency
2025 CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL AUTOSHOW
February 14, 2025 to February 23, 2025
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
IT'S ALL ABOUT WATER!
BMW i4named, 2025 Canadian Electric Car of the Year .

Innovators, Insurers Craft New Ways to Tap Cleantech and Resilience Markets
Insurers seeking to tap cleantech markets are adopting proactive underwriting approaches and risk modelling based on science and engineering, rather than historical data, to mitigate growing threats from climate change and take advantage of new markets in cleantech, according to Cleantech Group.
What is Acid Mine Drainage anyway?
Societal responsibility to make sure mining does not have devastating effects on the environment
An interview with Dr. Bill Price, Natural Resources Canada Mine Drainage and Reclamation Expert

CARS AND WATER
There is no denying it! "We live in a car culture". A central part of modern society, cars also strongly influence our culture, transportation, and infrastructure.
NEW EVIDENCE LINKS HEAVY METAL POLLUTION WITH WILDFIRE RETARDANTS
Wildfire retardants, the hot-pink mix of water and chemicals sprayed from airplanes by the U.S Forest service to combat wildfires, are under scrutiny after a recent study found they’re a serious source of heavy metal pollution in the U.S.
Mavens Notebook By María Paula Rubiano, Environmental Health News
With permission

WATER-FREE PFAS-FREE TEXTILE FINISHING
New Mexico start-up Green Theme Technologies currently delivers EMPEL® molecular water fabric protection without water and chemicals
Acid Mine Drainage to the extreme: Sherridon, Manitoba Canada
An interview with Matt Lindsay, Ph.D., P.Geo., NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mine Closure Geochemistry
We really need to avoid remediation outcomes such as we see at Sherridon, which is obviously not what anyone hoped for.
WILDFIRES ARE TOO MUCH FOR MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS. IN LOS ANGELES, FIREFIGHTERS TRIED ANYWAY.
When wind-driven embers sent flames ripping through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, firefighters and residents began noticing less water pressure in their hoses. In some cases, fire hydrants had no water at all.
Maven's Notebook -by Kylie Mohr, High Country News With Permission

GAME-CHANGING DESALINATION ON FORESIGHT 50 LIST
Calgary start-up Ionic Solutions offers technology with high electrical efficiencies and freshwater recovery rates

Will Water Finally Have It’s Moment In 2025?
In the 2025 Global Cleantech 100 a tipping point is seen emerging in this year’s Global Cleantech 100 companies
CLEANTECH 2025
Expectations For Cleantech Innovation in 2025
Cleantech Grouppredicts breakouts, progress, and challenges for 2025
Wildfires or floods, good neighbours will always help each other
Interview with President of the King's Privy Council in Canada, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Hon. Harjit Sajjan
3M, MOHAWK HID CHEMICAL DANGERS THAT LED TO HEALTH CRISIS, COUNTY SAYS
‘All the residents of Northwest Georgia effectively have Scotchgard, Stainmaster and Teflon coursing through their veins.’
By Rosie Manins - Atlanta Journal Constitution
With Permission
For decades, the corporate makers and users of “forever chemicals” used on carpet produced in Northwest Georgia have hidden the associated dangers, leading to a public health crisis, Murray County alleges in a new lawsuit. In its Dec. 30 complaint, the county takes aim at chemical producers — including 3M, Daikin and DuPont — as well as carpet manufacturers, including Mohawk and Shaw Industries.../more

 RESTORING WATER, AIR, SOIL WITH MICROBES
California bio-tech start-up BluumBio rapidly cleans air. soil and water
50 years of the SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
 Part 3: Inspired to detox
50 years of the SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
 Part 2: Convenience is the chemical cocktail that keeps on giving
Fifty years of SDWA, is our drinking water safe?
 Part 1: "Forever chemicals", PFAS

PFAS Pollution
Cleantech Group looks at innovators in the textile and agriculture sectors for alternatives to PFAS in water, soil, & air
PCAST RELEASES REPORT ON STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S GROUNDWATER RESILIENCE
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has released a new report addressing America’s groundwater resources. Groundwater is central to the health, security, and economic vitality of communities across the United States.
How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
 Part Three: Insurance, flood barrier standards, certification and ratings
New study shows California's San Joaquin valley is sinking an inch per year
New research from scientists at Stanford University shows that the San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever due to excessive groundwater pumping.

Even though aquifers are plummeting and the ground is sinking, the situation is never static. Since the historic wet year of 2023, some localities have seen significant rebounds in groundwater levels, though not enough to permanently change the trajectory, experts warn.
MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK - California Water News Central
With permission

INVESTING IN CANADIAN CLEANTECH INNOVATORS
Cascadia Seaweed on Foresight Canada’s 50 Most Investible Ventures List

UNLIMITED, DECARBONIZED, SUSTAINABLE MAGNESIUM FROM SEAWATER
Top Innovator Tidal Metals ‘mines’ critical strategic metal in first-of-a-kind clean and green process
Why we need a continental approach to source water protection
Interview with Dr. Peter Leavitt, FRSC, Professor University of Regina, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change and Society The technology is available to preserve and maintain water quality in our lakes and rivers. When will social and political will align to protect continental water resources?
PRESSURE ON CANADA TO EXPORT WATER WILL BE IMMENSE- by Michael Harris, The Tyee
Sharp global policy experts are already crafting the legal case for doing so.
Republished with permission
Maintaining drinking water quality through flood and fire
 Rockdale County, Georgia During post-hurricane flooding, Biolab chemical fire broke out, spewing a toxic plume

"THE US IS FACING SIGNIFICANT STRAINS ON ITS WATER SUPPLY", JPMorgan Chase & Co Report - October 2024  
 Already overstretched, US water resources, are being further stressed by the boom in AI artificial intelligence.

PROMISE MADE; PROMISE KEPT
Canada launches long-awaited national independent agency to manage freshwater - by Julia-Simone Rutgers, The Narwhal
Related WT article

Republished with permission 

How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
 Part Two: Water-Gate: Built for urban overland flooding
As municipalities plan to defend critical infrastructure from frequent floods, having the right tool for the job is top priority
EPA National Pollution Prevention Training and Conference
December 10 -11, 2024, Washington, D.C.
 Register by Nov 1, free to attend in person or remote. Sessions include presentations by P2 experts, participants learn about grants available, reducing pollution and finding alternatives, including some chemicals EPA has regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
How fast can you set up an effective emergency flood wall?
 Part One: INERO hard-shell barrier, built to handle moving water with debris
In the aftermath of back to back hurricanes, we rip into the top flood barriers on the market to see how they stack up

CANADA TO PIONEER HYDROGEN FOR AVIATION
Airbus and ZeroAvia partner on Hydrogen Hubs at leading Canadian Airports
Blazing the innovation trail, Part 2: From Norway to Green Bay, fighting fire without forever chemicals
American technical specifications for airport fire rescue has prompted a new generation of fluorine-free foam products, along with the training and techniques to get the job done

TRANSFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES INTO SUSTAINABLE ASSETS
B.C.’s Tersa Earth Innovations valorizes mine residues with microbial fuel cells to extract valuable metals and clean water from mining waste.

HAVASU LAKE ONGOING WATER WOES
The small community has been under repeated boil water advisories for over two years
Based on a story by Joe Nelson, San Bernardino Sun

BLAZING THE INNOVATION TRAIL: BILLY BISHOP TORONTO CITY AIRPORT SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYS PFAS-FREE FIRE-FIGHTING FOAM
A regulatory exemption issued just in time, Deputy Fire Chief Mark Smith and the PortsToronto team jumped on the opportunity to swap out "forever chemicals" for a friendlier alternative - here's how they got it done
NTSB INVESTIGATION UPDATE: MPOG GULF OIL SPILL
A leak from the Main Pass Oil Gathering Pipeline on November 15, 2023 spewed a million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico 80 km south of New Orleans - here is what we know today

STORMWATER UNIVERSITY
Nashville, Tennessee start-up explores new approaches to industry challenges with benefits for a wide range of professionals
FIRST NATION LONG-TERM DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES in CANADA- September 7, 2024
Overview: There are 32 long-term water advisories in Canada not including BC: 1 in Atlantic, 21 in ON, 4 in MB, 6 in SK, 0 in AB. First Nation Health Authority (FNHA) reports 21 in BC.
MEXICO'S DROUGHT IS SO SEVERE YOU CAN SEE THE EFFECTS FROM SPACE Mexico is experiencing one of its most severe and widespread droughts in over a decade. Water levels are so low in some regions that you can see the effects from space.
EXTENDED NIGHTMARISH DROUGHT STRAINS BRITISH COLUMBIA WATER SYSTEMS
Less than a tenth of British Columbia has enough water to supply municipal drinking water systems, farms and ranches, hydro dams, and sustain freshwater ecosystems — despite recent rainfall in parts of the province. National Observer
CLEANUP HOPES FOR NEIGHBORS OF MEXICO'S 'TOILET BOWL' WASTEWATER DAM
The stink is the least of the problems. In Tepetitlán, the conversation invariably revolves around cancer.

ADVISORIES IN CANADA PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 21 - UPDATED 9:30 AM

Wrap-up: There are 44 advisories to report: 2 in AB, 5 in BC, 2 in MB, 1 in NB, 3 in NS, 7 in ON, 12 in QC, 12 in SK

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