Monday, March 24, 2025
Barlow Appointed Senior Water Advisor for UN
Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians and founder of the Blue Planet Project, has been appointed as the first senior advisor on…
International
Federal Party Leaders Plans for Great Lakes Protection
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) sent questionnaires to five political parties; four were returned. “Given the national and international importance of…
Team Led By SickKids Scientist Develops Water Safety Strategy
The drinking water of Bangladesh, known to be contaminated with toxic agents, can be addressed, according to an international team of volunteer researchers, led by…
Party Leaders Urged to Sign Great Lakes Pledge
Environmental groups asked the leaders of the federal parties yesterday to put their name to a pledge to make toxic pollution in the Great Lakes…
Ike’s Effects Linger in Great Lakes
Although Hurricane Ike is long gone, its impact lingers more than a thousand miles from where it made landfall. Runoff from tributaries dumped massive amounts…
New EZ Coliform Cult – MUG Bacteria Test
Industrial Test Systems, Inc. (ITS) has announced a new, USEPA compliant method for presence/absence determination of Total Coliforms and E. coli in water – EZ…
U.S. House Approves Great Lakes Compact: AP
The House ratified a compact Tuesday to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water,…
NTP Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A
Another bisphenol A (BPA) report has arrived, this time released by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in the United States. Current human exposure to BPA,…
Weekend Water News
Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to “dewater” the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile,…
New GM for NSF’s Beverage Quality Program
Christopher Dunn, a 30-year veteran of the beverage industry, is now the general manager of NSF International’s Beverage Quality Program. The beverage quality program tests,…