A group in San Francisco is honoring former President G.W. Bush by proposing to name a new wastewater treatment plant after him. We hope that this will catch on nationwide, said activist Bill Maher. Every state should have a wastewater treatment plan

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Scientists Find Large Amounts of Precious Metals in Wastewater In recent months, stories about sewers getting clogged have made international headlines. For example, a so-called fatberg, a mass of grease and diapers, clogged London's sewers. A new st

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Wastewater Key to Sustaining Life The world population is growing rapidly and is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. While efforts are underway to ensure theres enough food, one scientist is warning there may not be enough water. Professor Stanley G

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By Tom Rivers London 07 October 2009 Ada Yonath (file photo) Two Americans and one Israeli share this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work showing how the DNA code is translated into life itself. Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thom

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 11 December 2007 The Asian Development Bank says that governments in the region need to improve the management of water resources to avoid a crisis in water security. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hon

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