Tag: Water

Man Transforms Abandoned 1940s Water Tower Into $2.5 Million Luxury Home—Here’s How It Looks Inside

In a massively ambitious renovation, a British man has transformed an abandoned water tower from the 1940s into a unique luxury home worth millions. The concrete water tower, which was built in the 1940s, is situated at Clovelly Cross, about 15 minutes from the port town of Bideford in southwest England. It was decommissioned in…


Companies Reach $1.18 Billion Deal to Resolve Claims From ‘Forever Chemicals’ Water Contamination

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS. DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours Co., and Corteva Inc. said they would establish a fund to compensate water providers for contamination with the…


Water Companies Apologise for Sewage Spills, Announce £10 Billion Modernisation Plan

Water and sewage companies in England have apologised for sewage spills in rivers and seas and announced the biggest modernisation of sewers since the Victorian era. The upgrade of the sewage system will cost £10 billion in the next 10 years, announced Water UK, a membership body representing the UK water industry. To make amends…


Conservation Groups Say Australia’s Federal Budget Fails to Address Murray Darling Basin Plan Target

Environmental conservation groups across four Australian states have criticised the Albanese government for failing to add additional funding from the federal budget towards meeting targets set under the Murray Darling Basin Plan (MDBP). Environment Victoria, Nature Conservation Council NSW, Queensland Conservation Council, and the Conservation Council of South Australia have said that while the Albanese…


Is Your Tap Water Really Safe?

Is bottled “mineral water” really what it claims to be? Is alkaline water really healthier? Is your tap water hard water? It’s high in calcium and magnesium, which our bodies need. But, which type of filter can stop us getting too much? Is drinking eight glasses a day set in stone? What factors like gender…


Which water is best to drink – filtered, tap water, distilled, mineral?

Is bottled “mineral water” really what it claims to be? Is alkaline water really healthier? Is your tap water hard water? It’s high in calcium and magnesium, which our bodies need. But, which type of filter can stop us getting too much? Is drinking eight glasses a day set in stone? What factors like gender…


Biden Vetoes Joint Resolution Against His Water Rule

President Joe Biden has vetoed a joint resolution from the House and Senate that would have repealed his Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, delivering what could be a fatal blow to that specific challenge to his environmental agenda. The expected veto was issued on the afternoon of April 6. “I just vetoed a…


Feds Propose Rules to Crack Down on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

The Biden administration has proposed a new set of nationwide standards for drinking water, seeking to limit the levels of certain fluorinated chemicals that can build up in human body over time and have been associated with cancer. The draft regulation, published Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), targets six chemicals known by…


Capitol Report: Oversight Committee Granted Access to Biden Family Bank Records; Biden’s New Gun Control Measures

More transparency could soon be coming regarding the Biden family’s dealings with a Chinese energy company. The Treasury is allowing the GOP to review suspicious activity reports. Various government agencies are now investigating what caused the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, America’s second-largest bank crash. A former FBI agent joins us to explore the politicization of…


Evoqua Water to Pay $8.5 Million to Settle SEC Accounting Fraud Charges

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. will pay an $8.5 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that the water treatment company used improper accounting to fraudulently inflate revenue in 2017 and 2018, including during its initial public offering. The SEC said on Monday that its civil settlement with the Pittsburgh-based company also…