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AUGUST 22, 2022
News Release

Plastic Upcycling: From Waste to Fuel for Less

Plastic upcycling efficiently converts plastics to valuable commodity chemicals while using less of the precious metal ruthenium. The method could recycle waste plastic pollution into useful products, helping keep it out of landfills.
JULY 19, 2022
Article

Agile Waste Cleanup

PNNL scientists have proposed an "adaptive site management" cleanup strategy for the Hanford Site's Central Plateau that incorporates a structured, flexible approach to environmental remediation.
JUNE 24, 2022
Article

Modeling the Whole Earth

Researchers at PNNL are developing a better model of the soil, better representing the atmosphere, and identifying sources of record high rainfall within a model of the Earth system.
JUNE 14, 2022
Article

Burning Decisions: Managing Forest Lands

Scientists from PNNL and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Services’ Pacific Northwest Research Station have partnered to evaluate potential climate and wildfire adaptation scenarios and resulting benefits from restoration forestry.
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
News Release

PNNL Analysis Finds Wastewater is Not a Waste

A PNNL study has shown the nation’s wastewater resource recovery facilities could generate revenue by converting sludge into biofuel—while significantly reducing disposal costs—using an in-house-developed technology.