18 Water Main Breaks Flood Hoboken, Pitting Mayor Against Water Company
The city, in a lawsuit, blamed a construction project in nearby Jersey City. The water company pointed to an aging infrastructure.
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
As the head of a public health agency that ensures the safety of meat and poultry, food safety is my number one priority.
Some U.S. electricity generating plants use dry cooling
(Wed, 29 Aug 2018) Cooling systems are often the largest source of water use in power plants because of the large amount of heat that must be removed to condense the steam used to drive turbine generators. Historically, this cooling was provided by water sources such as rivers and lakes, but the number of power plants using dry coolingâa cooling system that uses little to no waterâhas increased in recent years. Dry cooling systems have relatively high capital costs and require more energy to operate.
Appalachia, Permian, Haynesville drive U.S. natural gas production growth
(Tue, 28 Aug 2018) Gross production of natural gas in the United States has generally been increasing for more than a decade and in recent months has been more than 10% higher compared with the same months in 2017. This growth has been driven by production in the Appalachian Basin in the Northeast, the Permian Basin in western Texas and New Mexico, and the Haynesville Shale in Texas and Louisiana. These three regions collectively accounted for less than 15% of total U.S. natural gas production as recently as in 2007, but now they account for nearly 50% of total production.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. Raw Chicken Products due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. are issuing a public health alert out of an abundance of caution due to concerns about Salmonella illnesses reported in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States that may be associated with raw chicken products.
Permian region is expected to drive U.S. crude oil production growth through 2019
(Thu, 23 Aug 2018) EIAâs August <em>Short-Term Energy Outlook</em> (STEO) forecasts that U.S. crude oil production will average 10.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2018 and 11.7 million b/d in 2019. If realized, both of these forecast levels would surpass the previous record of 9.6 million b/d set in 1970. This national increase is almost entirely driven by tight oil. In particular, the Permian region in western Texas and eastern New Mexico is expected to account for more than half of the growth in crude oil production through 2019.
USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Hurricane Lane
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Lane.
U.S. natural gas pipeline exports increase with commissioning of new pipelines in Mexico
(Wed, 22 Aug 2018) U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico have been increasing following expansions of cross-border pipeline capacity. These exports averaged 4.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017 and 4.4 Bcf/d through the first five months of 2018. Based on data compiled by Genscape, natural gas exports to Mexico by pipeline exceeded 5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for the first time in July 2018, after the commissioning of several key pipelines in Mexico.
After Italy Collapse, Europe Asks: How Safe Are Our Bridges?
Despite years of warnings about underinvestment, experts and governments cannot say for sure how serious the risk is.
Safe Drinking Water for All
California lawmakers are considering a plan to help poor communities afflicted by contaminated water. It could be a model for the nation.