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Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills

Grist

Oil spills may be dramatic and devastating, but they’re not the biggest contributor to ocean oil pollution — not by a long shot. According to the report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “ Oil in the Sea ,” these sources are by far the largest and fastest-growing contributor to ocean oil pollution.

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Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Envirotec Magazine

For more than a decade, fertilizer leaching and associated stormwater runoff were thought to be the major drivers of harmful algal blooms in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. Study finds even ‘properly functioning’ septic systems contaminate groundwater and surface water, as a group from Florida Atlantic University explains.

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E8 portfolio company StormSensor, which helps municipalities and industrial companies monitor stormw

E8 Cleantech Angels

Stormwater is the number one cause of water pollution in urban areas. StormSensor is a stormwater management solution designed to "take the expense, fear, and frustration" out of stormwater compliance. Measure impact of sea level rise on infrastructur. Detect and quantify Combined Sewage Overflows.

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E8 portfolio company StormSensor, which helps municipalities and industrial companies monitor stormw

E8 Cleantech Angels

Stormwater is the number one cause of water pollution in urban areas. StormSensor is a stormwater management solution designed to "take the expense, fear, and frustration" out of stormwater compliance. Measure impact of sea level rise on infrastructur. Detect and quantify Combined Sewage Overflows.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. This phenomenon — groundwater rise — could also have dire effects on people’s health, exposing them to new or unearthed pollutants. Many Americans are familiar with sea-level rise.