The Mesa Journal NewsEngineering Building to include cafeThe Mesa Journal NewsIt's been a little over a year when former president of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin David W. Watts would tell me that if he could choose one thing that he is …

Sustainable Brands3M Awards NDSU Engineering Students Top Prize in Disruptive ...Sustainable BrandsA team of students from North Dakota State University took the top prize last week at 3M's Disruptive Design Challenge in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Disrup …

Engineering a plastic-eating enzymeEurekAlert (press release)Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world's biggest environmental problems. The di …

Diesel vehicles in oil sands operations contribute to regional pollutionEurekAlert (press release)Wildfires, cigarette smoking and vehicles all emit a potentially harmful compound called isocyanic acid. The substance has been linked to several health condi …

Oil ends lower for the session, down nearly 4% for the weekMarketWatchOil prices fell Friday to finish near a two-week low, pressured by growth in U.S. production and data showing a weekly climb in the number of domestic rigs drilling for oil. For the week …

Sucking up spilt oilEurekAlert (press release)Spilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil slicks by absorption into a separable solid phase. As Indian scientists now report …

The NationalStemming the flow of ISIL oilThe NationalBEIRUT // The first year of coalition air strikes did little to disrupt operations at ISIL's most prized and profitable oil fields in eastern Syria. Thousands of trucks, undeterred by the bombing cam …

EurekAlert (press release)Does living near an oil or natural gas well affect your drinking water?EurekAlert (press release)An expert on the health impacts of fossil fuels, Jackson has studied groundwater quality at oil and gas fields throughout the United …