by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Jul 24, 2020 | IX Water, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
Yay! Another step forward in the fight against hazardous water pollution! On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While most of the bill is not related to water, it DOES include some good regulation...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Jul 22, 2020 | Climate Change, Environment, Fishing, Oceans, Uncategorized
This morning, CBS News ran a short piece on the plight of our oceans’ sharks which are vanishing. We want to thank them for bringing this problem to TV… What? Plight of the sharks?! You mean those scary monsters of the sea with rows of razor sharp teeth?...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Amanda Sotolongo, IX Water intern Did you know that it requires twice as much water to make a plastic water bottle than the bottle actually holds? This is because there is a lot of water waste in manufacturing. It takes 22 gallons of water to make one pound of...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Jul 17, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Uncategorized
On Wednesday, the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission announced a new policy to reduce the use of the family of man-made substances known as PFAS. The chemicals, which have plagued the drinking water of large parts of Colorado such as El Paso County, can be...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Jul 9, 2020 | Covid-19, Fashion, Industrial Pollution, Uncategorized
At first thought, any mask is a good mask in fighting the spread of Covid-19. But not so fast … It turns out that masks with valves – think masks for painting and other industrial, clean-up and crafting uses – might do more harm than good. In fact,...
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