Kyiv’s water supply grid collapsed in minutes on a cloudless Tuesday, not from drought or sabotage, but from a power surge that rippled through the capital’s brittle energy-water nexus. Kyivvodokanal’s own high-voltage feeders dropped offline, snappi
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Maine’s urgency to address PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge is forcing the state into a series of infrastructure pivots, some of which are now on the verge of operational reality. The first biosolids dryer at WM’s Crossroads Landfill, originally sched
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Stantec is deploying AI at two major U.S. wastewater plants in a 31-month program led for the Water Research Foundation and co-funded by WSSC Water and Prince William Water. The project will embed EAOS AI engines at WSSC Water’s Piscataway Water Reso
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The invisible threat of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) is quietly undermining one of the most critical pillars of modern wastewater treatment—biological nutrient removal. A new study led by Shengyuan Wang from the College of Environment and Energ
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Perma-Fix Environmental Services’ fourth-quarter results underscore a year in which operational discipline and regulatory foresight translated directly into top-line growth. Treatment segment revenue rose 29% year-over-year, driven by both higher was
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The water sector is quietly realigning around a single metric that few outside the industry fully grasp: embedded energy intensity per cubic metre. Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency quietly updated its Energy Star Portfolio Manager
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The shift at Franchise Brands PLC from an acquisitive growth model to one centred on operational leverage and capital returns marks a significant inflection point for the franchise water and waste services sector. The 15% reduction in adjusted net de
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The burst of a 150mm asbestos cement pipe in Jalan Mas 1, Taman Cheras Mas on 2 January has exposed a fault line in how water utilities respond to collateral damage. Adam Saffian Ghazali, CEO of Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor), acknowl
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The water-energy nexus is tightening its grip on economic stability and climate resilience, with inefficiencies in one sector now amplifying crises in the other. A new report from Danfoss underscores the severity of this interdependence, forecasting
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The debate over debit card surcharges highlights a legal ambiguity that leaves consumers vulnerable to inconsistent practices. In Texas, the law explicitly prohibits private businesses from imposing fees on debit card transactions, yet government-own
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