Perena Gouma, an associate professor at SUNY Stonybrook, has developed a technology which is designed to remove hydrocarbons (like oil) from water by using nanogrids that float and efficiently decompose the hydrocarbons using solar irradiation. Originally intended for cleaning up oil spills, the technology was deemed too expensive for such purposes and has instead been re-engineered towards cleaning up fracking water well enough to be drinkable. Read More...

U.S. Supreme Court rejects defendants’ appeal concerning expert testimony on causation Attorneys at Dallas-based law firm Allen Stewart, P.C. Read More...

Legendary actor Steve McQueen, who died in 1980 from mesothelioma, is to be honored with the Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart” Memorial Read More...

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The environmental cleanup of the DeLaval site on the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York is nearly complete, but development of the site may be Read More...

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to levy substantial fines against Buffalo, New York's public housing authority due to an Read More...

Reality star Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl cocktails have gotten a lot of bad press after they were pulled from Whole Foods shelves for falling Read More...

The American Cancer Society’s Carthage Relay for Life raised $51,726.92, less than the goal of $60,000 set by the committee, but a reason to Read More...

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have designed a virus that selectively targets cancer cells located anywhere in the body. Based on the Read More...