Lenexa, Kan. - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Oak Ridge LEGO Blasters, a team of middle school students from Cedar Rapids and Marion, Iowa, have received the 2017 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA). This national award is presented each year to K-12...

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), which strives to enhance public health and safety by working with government and industry representatives to implement comprehensive plumbing and mechanical systems worldwide, has entered in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with...

Ontario, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2018) – The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®), developer of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®), is calling for public comments on the Report on Proposals for the 2021 editions of these codes. The...

Over twenty people became ill in an Eagle, ID subdivision after their drinking water became contaminated. The residents have separate, non-potable water that they can use for watering lawns and gardens. The homes are equipped with backflow devices to prevent contamination of the potable water, but the water...

Milwaukee, WI - Zurn Industries, LLC will release its first wave of new products from the Fire Protection portfolio this month. The complete product line covers backflow preventers, fire valves, shut-off valves, pressure relief valves, automatic control valves and in-building risers. The manufacturer...

On April 6th, 2018, Governor Rick Snyder and the State of Michigan ended a program supplying free bottled water to the residents of the city of Flint. This happened almost three weeks after the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality warned the city still had significant deficiencies with its water...