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The future of US methane emission mitigation
This article details the findings from Payne Institute for Public Policy's Accelerated Methane Reduction Symposium conducted at Mines on March 6th and 7th. It's authored by Morgan Bazilian, director of the institute, Greg Clough, deputy director at the institute, and Simon Lomax, director of the institute's Accelerated Methane Reduction Initiative.
April 22, 2025
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South Carolina says PFAS-contaminated farmland should be superfund site
Christopher Higgins, professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, an early researcher of contaminants in sewage sludge, said there wasn't yet an established, cost-effective way of cleaning up a vast area of farmland contaminated with PFAS.
April 21, 2025
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This engineer drives a water-cleaning lab around the US
Tzahi Cath, professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, is spotlighted. Cath’s team built a mobile laboratory inside of a trailer. Cath has driven the lab, called the PureWater Colorado Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Mobile Demonstration, around Colorado since 2021, showing wastewater treatment plants that they too can turn their effluent into potable water.
April 15, 2025