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Four Environmental Projects along California’s U.S.-Mexico border awarded $327,000

California Drought Grants

Four environmental projects in California and Baja California, along the U.S.-Mexico border, will share in $327,000 awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for assessing transboundary wastewater spill impacts, understanding of binational airshed data, improving waste management and reducing plastic bag pollution. “These grants will fund projects designed to help …

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District shares how to be water wise in a natural disaster

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) wants customers to be prepared in the event of a major earthquake or other natural disaster. April is National Earthquake Preparedness Month, and while the district says it will work diligently to provide water service following a natural disaster, there are steps residents can take …

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Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to California water purification chemist Will Dichtel, PhD

Dr. Will Dichtel, co-founder and chief science officer at CycloPure, Inc. has been awarded a 2018 Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Encinitas-based CycloPure, founded in 2016, is a materials science and technology company and developer of next-generation selective adsorbents called High-Affinity Cyclodextrin Polymers (HACPs) and working to …

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Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth to speak at MWDOC Dinner

Karla Nemeth, director of the California Department of Water Resources will be the keynote speaker at the Water Policy Forum and Dinner hosted by the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) on Thursday, April 19. Nemeth will speak on the need for California WaterFix, the proposed infrastructure upgrade to …

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