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Fashion and textile industries need greater focus on water pollution, report...
A new report warns that the apparel and textiles sector has a vital role to play in reducing water pollution, but less than half...
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Alberta city launches sewage pilot project for biofuel conversion
The Alberta city of Chestermere has begun a pilot program to convert the sewage of its some 20,000 residents into raw water, fertilizer and...
New studies warn of denim’s lasting impact through wastewater
Two new studies with connections to the University of Toronto have detailed the troublesome environmental footprints that blue jeans — one of the most...
Two Quebec companies fined for environmental violations
Following guilty pleas, two Quebec companies are facing fines for violations of federal environmental rules.
Seleine Mines, a division of K+S Windsor Salt Ltd., is...
Vancouver, Richmond receive funding for wastewater heat recovery systems
Vancouver’s successful wastewater heat recovery project in False Creek is getting a $14-million boost to add more heat recovery capacity to its system.
The Vancouver...
Lake Diefenbaker takes spotlight in new report that touts benefits of expanded irrigation
A new report is endorsing a series of irrigation projects that would see multiple users competing for resources available through Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker.
Saskatchewan's $4...
School districts discover Legionella as stagnant water systems recommissioned
Students may be returning to school this fall in some areas of North America armed with not only masks to protect against COVID-19, but...
Michigan settles Flint lead water crisis, assures nearly $600M going to affected children
A new $600-million preliminary civil settlement announced in Flint, Michigan, will see the state pay some 80% of the money to children who were...
Microplastic pollution in Atlantic Ocean exceeds earlier findings
A new study estimates that upward of 21 million metric tons of three common types of microplastic pollution exist in just the top 200...
Resident fights Alberta’s approval of stormwater draining into sensitive lake system
An environmental law action group has joined an Alberta woman’s challenge of the province’s decision to greenlight stormwater draining into the ecologically diverse Lacombe...
Cities may find watering restrictions not as effective as assumed, study says
When researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed more than a decade of data from 10 mid-sized Canadian cities that restrict outdoor water use...
UCalgary, brewery debut Alberta’s first wastewater-treated beer
Despite testing 80 parameters for its latest limited edition brew, Alberta’s Village Brewery says it still understands the “mental hurdle” involved with trying a...
New WEF report suggests ‘low’ COVID-19 risk for wastewater workers, but calls for further...
A blue-ribbon panel of 16 wastewater sector experts that convened in April has determined in a new report that the occupational risk of COVID-19...
Stantec leads digital study to help water utilities explore technology upgrades
A new global collaborative study helmed by consultant engineering firm Stantec aims to help water utilities identify aspects of their practices that may be...
Swift Current rejected under ICIP for WWTP upgrades
The mayor of Swift Current says the Saskatchewan city was left “on the outside looking in” when it realized available infrastructure funds in the...
SUEZ’s ZeeLung selected for world’s largest MABR project in Canada
SUEZ – Water Technologies & Solutions announced on August 17 that the Region of Waterloo has selected SUEZ’s ZeeLung technology to equip what will...
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