Responding to California’s statewide drought emergency and its own recent Water Supply Alert declaration, Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors today approved a regional communications, outreach and advertising campaign aimed at promoting greater water awareness and encouraging additional conservation. Metropolitan’s board authorized up to $5.5 million annually for a three-year multi-pronged, multimedia campaign that will… Keep reading →
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Metropolitan Board Authorizes Outreach, Advertising Campaign in Response to State’s Drought Emergency
By businesswireWest Virginia American Water President Provides Testimony to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on West Virginia Chemical Spill Response
By businesswireWest Virginia American Water announced today that its president, Jeff McIntyre, is providing testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the West Virginia Freedom Industries chemical spill. McIntyre is presenting the details of the water company’s response. Among the details McIntyre provided were the company’s priorities since the event… Keep reading →
Advanced Biofuel Companies Tell White House: Changes to RFS Program Will Undercut Investment
By businesswireThe Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) and 37 of their member companies today wrote the White House to express grave concerns over a draft proposal for the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules recently unlawfully leaked to the media. The leading advanced biofuel trade organizations and companies noted that EPA must… Keep reading →
Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations are invited to nominate waterways for the “2014 Pennsylvania River of the Year.” The nomination period is open through November 14, and then selected nominations will be voted on by the general public beginning in late November. “It’s great that people are so connected to their rivers – for their beauty, the… Keep reading →