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Park Forest water award

Park Forest Wins Best Tasting Water Award in Regional Competition

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 Park Forest has the best tasting water in Chicago’s south suburbs according to the Illinois Section American Water Works Association (ISAWWA). Taste Contest Chair Chuck Lawrence presented Park Forest’s Chief Water Plant Operator David Vavrek with the award following the competition held in Orland Park[Read More…]

UChicago scal research

Tiny Scales Could Serve as Safe Material in Implants to Reinforce Bones and Joints

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018 By: Louise Lerner Scales are the material of choice for animals from pangolins to fish: They’re customizable, water-friendly, strong but flexible, and easy to fix when damaged. Scientists would like to recreate this unique structure—they can imagine uses from medical implants to flexible electronics—but it’s proved difficult[Read More…]

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Lake County Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Over Water Pollution

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim, announced the filing of a lawsuit against Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Baxter) for releasing wastewater containing contaminants that exceeded allowable limits into a tributary of Long Lake. The complaint against Baxter was[Read More…]

Rahm Emanuel

Mayor Emanuel Keynotes Global Water Technology Conference in Tel Aviv

Introduces Current as Chicago’s Innovation Platform for Solutions to Global Water Needs Tel Aviv–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today delivered the opening keynote address at the 2017 Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition & Conference (WATEC) in Tel Aviv. During the address, he called for global cities to find[Read More…]

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