Microbes make microplastics more likely to form ice in clouds, research reveals

Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they may be affecting our weather and temperatures. A study published in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics from Drinking Water

Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water ...
The Star on MSN

Sh25m water projects delivered to Kitui schools after Ruto directive

About 6,000 learnersand staff in three Kitui town schools now have access to clean water, thanks to projects implemented by the Tanathi Water WorksDevelopment Agency. Perennial waterscarcity has ...
BMJ

Movement behaviours, air pollution and health in school-aged children: a cross-sectional study to guide the co-creation of healthier environments – the MOVE-AIR project

2 Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), Porto, Portugal Introduction The MOVE-AIR study was designed to explore the moderating role of movement behaviours ...
MassLive

State reps. fear PCB find will slow $363M Springfield Water and Sewer project, add cost

Lawmakers are asking the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission why local elected officials were not notified when workers unearthed PCBs at a commission construction site in July. “There appears to ...
Houston Public Media

Dow Chemical and water pollution (Feb. 20, 2026)

On Friday’s show: We learn why Texas is suing Dow Chemical Co. and how the case could actually end up shielding Dow from tougher penalties. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the ...
Oregonian

Portland water treatment plant costs climb past $2.5 billion, project completion faces 2-year delay

The costs of Portland’s new water filtration plant – one of the most expensive municipal projects in the city’s history – will rise an additional $450 million, running the total to more than $2.5 ...
WTAE-TV

Documents reveal millions in cost overruns at Woodland Hills school project

PAUL. WELL, SHANNON DOCUMENTS WE OBTAINED THROUGH A RIGHT TO KNOW REQUEST SHOW NEARLY $3 MILLION IN CHANGE ORDERS FOR RENOVATION PROJECT AT THIS SCHOOL, WHICH IS EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY STEAM ACADEMY. NOW ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Poway’s three-phase water infrastructure improvement project reaches milestone

A nearly $87 million project to improve Poway’s water system will reach another milestone this spring when an aging Clearwell is replaced with two 4 million-gallon circular concrete water tanks. The ...
Newsweek

Millennial Finds Old High School Project Video—Unprepared for What It Shows

A forgotten high school history assignment has resurfaced decades later—this time to an audience of more than 118,000 people online—after a millennial mother shared a rediscovered home video that ...
NJ.com

N.J. elementary school closes after water main break damages building

An elementary school in Essex County will be closed Thursday and transition to remote learning on Friday following a water main break. Oak View School on Garrabrant Avenue in Bloomfield “experienced ...