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Food and Beverage Manufacturers Expand with New Construction

Major brands like PepsiCo and Nestle plan to translate increasing sales during the COVID-19 pandemic into expansions.

General

November 8, 2021

News

Understanding the Term and Mission of “Water Positivity”

In an effort to fight water scarcity, companies like Microsoft, Google and Facebook have all pledged to become water-positive by 2030.

General Valve Basics Water/wastewater

November 8, 2021

News

Hy Store Energy Unveils Plan to Scale Hydrogen in U.S.

Hy Store Energy plans to develop the Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub, a network of production and storage sites in the southern part of the state that will reportedly produce about 110 million kilograms of green hydrogen per year.

General

November 5, 2021

News

Environment and Energy Receive Funding from Senate for 2022

Appropriators allocated the Energy-Water bill and the Interior-EPA a combined 22% of total earmark spending.

General Water/wastewater

November 5, 2021

News

U.S. and Other Nations Set Methane-reduction Target

The Biden administration announced a plan to sharply cut greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

General Sustainability

November 3, 2021

Exxon Calling on Industry and Government to Raise $100 Billion for CCS
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Exxon Calling on Industry and Government to Raise $100 Billion for CCS

Carbon capture storage is essential to meeting the goals of decarbonization and also to acheive the world’s growing energy needs.

General

November 1, 2021

Articles

Market Outlook 2022 Additional Industries Covered

VMA’s 2021 Market Outlook Workshop included these four remaining sectors: Pharmaceutical; Electricity; Packaging, Tissue and Paper; and Commercial Construction.

General Thought Leadership

November 1, 2021

Articles

Valve Packing Sealing for Emissions Service

Methane (CH4) is the second-largest greenhouse gas emitted in the United States. In 2019, CH4 accounted for approximately 10% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Methane’s lifetime in the atmosphere is much shorter than carbon dioxide (CO2), however, it is significantly more efficient at trapping radiation.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

November 1, 2021

Articles

In the Air: Wireless Trends in Smart Pneumatics

In today’s wireless world it’s no surprise that automation and manufacturing spaces have embraced—and sought out—the connectivity and convenience that wireless technologies offer.

Automation General

November 1, 2021

Articles

Testing of Hydrogen Valves

Valves are used to control all types of fluids, and while some are easy to manage, others can be a challenge. At the top of the challenging list sits hydrogen, the smallest, lightest molecule known to man.

General Thought Leadership

November 1, 2021

Articles

Proper Care of Knife Gate and Slurry Valves

How to resolve—and avoid—field failures of knife gate and slurry valves

General MRO

November 1, 2021

EPA Grants L.A. $224 Million Loan for Water Recycling Project
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EPA Grants L.A. $224 Million Loan for Water Recycling Project

The project will purify wastewater and replenish the drought-stricken San Fernando Basin.

General Quality/Compliance Sustainability Water/wastewater

October 29, 2021

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