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German researchers have developed a container-sized electron accelerator that destroys PFAS "forever chemicals" in contaminated water, offering a cost-competitive alternative to traditional filters. The technology could soon be deployed at pollution hotspots like Berlin's former Tegel Airport.
Finnish researchers turned a forestry waste product into a powerful water filter that removes pharmaceutical pollution from wastewater. The simple, affordable solution could help prevent antibiotic resistance from spreading in nature.
A state-of-the-art water treatment facility in Washington just went online, delivering 3.5 million gallons of clean water daily to support decades of nuclear waste cleanup. This modern plant replaces a 1940s-era system and marks a major infrastructure win for one of America's most ambitious environmental restoration projects.
Six villages in South Africa's Eastern Cape are finally getting running water after 17 years of collecting it from rivers shared with livestock. The Ludiwane Water Treatment Works is now connected and ready to restore this basic necessity to hundreds of families.