SENIOR LOOKOUT: What to look for in a space heaters, and safe use tips | News
With temperatures starting to drop in the evenings, I find myself using a space heater while I watch TV. I don’t need to keep my entire home toasty, but I do like to have my living room or office comfortably warm while I’m using the room. So, a space heater makes sense for me. Safety […]
‘Erin Brockovich’ Metal in Tap Water Likely Causes Cancer (1)
Chromium-6, known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical, is “likely to be carcinogenic” if consumed in drinking water, an EPA draft review of the metal’s toxicity concludes. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released its draft Integrated Risk Information System toxicological review of hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6. The draft is open for public comment through Dec. […]
Something In The Water: ESR Recommends People Flush Household Taps To Protect From Lead Exposure
Friday, 21 October 2022, 1:32 pmPress Release: ESR In 2021 the small communities of Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawkesbury just north of Dunedin had several detections of high lead levels in drinking water – leading to a coordinated public health response involving Dunedin City Council (DCC), the Ministry of Health, Public Health South (Southern DHB), and […]
The air quality index explained
A regular assessment of air quality in the United States started in 1976, about six years after the Environmental Protection Agency was created. According to AirNow.gov, the law requires any metropolitan area with a population of more than 350,000 to report air quality on a daily basis. The Air Quality Index, better known as AQI, […]
EPA to Hold Open Houses and Community Meetings for New Tazwell Residents about Health Risks from Ethylene Oxide
Public Forums to be Held on October 25, 2022 October 20, 2022 NEW TAZWELL, Tenn. (October 20, 2022) – On Tuesday, October 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host several public forums at the Walters State Community College, 1325 Claiborne St., New Tazewell, Tenn. to share information about ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions and […]
A clean water project in Southern Colorado is getting a big boost in funding
PUEBLO — The Arkansas Valley Conduit received $60 million in federal money. The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery system from the Pueblo Dam to communities throughout the Arkansas River Valley in Southeast Colorado. This funding will speed up the construction timeline and allow for federal drinking water standards to be met more quickly. The Conduit […]
Walls to come down at Topsail Middle as school board bows to pressure on mold issue
Remediation will begin on indoor air quality issues at Topsail Middle School, starting this weekend. (Port City Daily/Amy Passaretti) PENDER COUNTY — More than a year after a report sounded the alarm on poor air quality in Topsail Middle School, followed by public outcry and recent pressure from board members, Pender County Schools is taking […]
EPA protects Big Island water resources by ordering closure of three illegal cesspools
SKS Management and Wailuku Plaza will close cesspools and pay a combined $71,780 penalty October 20, 2022 HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an enforcement action to close two illegal large capacity cesspools (LCCs) at the Wailuku Professional Plaza in Hilo and one cesspool at the SKS Management LLC self-storage business […]
Richmond, Vermont water superintendent resigns after lowering fluoride
A town employee who quietly lowered the fluoride in a Vermont community’s drinking water for years has resigned — and is asserting that the levels had actually been low for much longer than believed. Richmond water superintendent Kendall Chamberlin disclosed in his five-page resignation letter, submitted Monday, that fluoride levels have not been in the state-recommended range […]
EPA Settlement Holds Tanker Truck Company Accountable for Two 2021 Oil Spills in Athol and Revere, Mass.
October 20, 2022 BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Goguen Transportation, Inc. of Gardner, Mass., resolving alleged violations of the Clean Water Act associated with two tanker truck accidents in Revere and Athol, Mass. that resulted in oil discharges to local waters. “EPA takes our role of protecting […]