Rachel de Queiroz park preserves the wetlands in Brazil
Wetlands are key to the environmental recovery plan of Fortaleza, Brazil. The new Rachel de Queiroz park occupies...
Craft beer waste saves Montana town $1M for wastewater treatment
A Montana town has found a money-saving solution to its sewage and wastewater treatment expenses, thanks to a nearby...
"Raw water" craze draws concern from health professionals
Are you drinking dead water? Live Water founder Mukhande Singh claims that filtered and bottled spring water is...
These floating Jellyfish Lodges purify polluted water and air while growing food
Janine Hung created the Jellyfish Lodge as a solution to problems plaguing the world's waterways. The solar-powered...
Egyptian researchers discover a way to grow forests in the desert with sewage
Desertification is a major issue throughout Africa, but there’s a simple way to stop the spread of deserts into...
Gaza man's DIY solar desalination machine can produce 2.6 gallons of fresh water every day
In the Gaza region, decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict have resulted in a severe drinking water shortage,...
Parabosol is a portable solar-powered water treatment system for remote areas
Over 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water globally. Although clean water is a basic human right,...
Researchers create nanoparticles that scrub polluted water at an accelerated rate
Clean water is a need shared by just about every inhabitant of planet Earth, and that resource is getting increasingly...
Ten solutions to California's drought
As California enters the fourth year of the worst drought in the state's history, NASA estimates that 11 trillion...
Looking for a beer made from actual human piss? Urine luck.
In 2001 the hipsters of Portland planted the seed for a fascination with PBR that quickly spread nation-wide. So...
GREEN BUILDING 101: Water Efficiency, Both Inside and Outside the Home
There are few things we take for granted as much as our ability to turn on the tap and get water in a seemingly...
LEED Gold Advanced Water Purification Facility Makes Water Treatment Classy in California
The Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment Program (or GREAT) provides 25 million gallons of reclaimed...
SkyLab Architecture's Wastewater Facility for Portland, Oregon Aims for LEED Gold
Portland City Council approved a bid from Skanska USA to construct the $6.7 million support facility back in May...
Urban Algae Farms Could Heat Buildings While Treating Wastewater
Pardon the potty talk, but wouldn't it be great if every time you flushed the toilet you were actually generating...
Crop Circle-Esque Green Roof Covers Batlle i Roig's Award Winning Waste Treatment Plant
This circle-pocked landscape might look like a scene from an M. Night Shyamalan movie, but it's actually a green-roofed...
