Easy remedies for Amavasya: The ancestors will be happy with the lamp, water and charity.
shraddha paksha amavasya 2022 Although Pind Daan can be done on Amavasya Tithi of every month, but Amavasya coming in Ashwin month and during Shradh Paksha is considered especially auspicious. Due to being Pitru Amavasya on this day, it is also called Pitru Visarjani Amavasya or Mahalaya. This time the Amavasya of Sarva Pitru or […]
Bradford’s controversial Clean Air Zone will go live on Monday
THE Bradford Clean Air Zone will go live on Monday, almost four years after Bradford Council was ordered to draw up a plan to improve air quality in the city. The CAZ, which will see the most polluting commercial vehicles charged to enter Bradford and sections of Shipley, has proved to be one of the […]
Unalakleet’s boil water notice extended as work on main water line continues – KNOM Radio Mission
The City of Unalakleet now has a working generator to power its local water plant, but the community plans to be on a boil water notice for an extended period of time. Unalakleet’s Mayor Thomas Simonsson told KNOM the community is using a temporary water line to their water tank while they work to repair […]
Oakridge-Westfir communities attain Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution
Local collaborative efforts result in cleaner and healthier air during winter months September 23, 2022 Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing that the air quality in the Oakridge-Westfir communities of southern Oregon now meets the fine particulate National Ambient Air Quality Standard under the Clean Air Act. “This milestone demonstrates that working together on creative, […]
Ray Templeton, announcer and champion of Montgomery High School, dies at 59
Ray Templeton was known for his work on the mic at hundreds of Montgomery Viking athletic events over the years. So much so he earned the nickname “Mr. Montgomery.” But he was beloved for the things many didn’t see or hear about: Work days to clean up the Montgomery campus, the planning of events to […]
Water customers asked to cut back as water levels drop in Osceola
The Osceola Water Board has asked customers to voluntarily reduce water usage, as the city’s water source at West Lake is dropping and there are concerns about water quality deeper in the lake.The conservation measure asks customers to reduce all outdoor watering between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., including watering lawns and washing cars and […]
ACTION ALERT: Tell Governor Newsom to take Urgent Action on Protecting Clean Air
Governor Newsom has only one week left to make changes to California law by signing or vetoing bills. In the last few weeks, the Governor has been instrumental in passing a number of influential bills, including the 40-bill Legislative Climate Package, many of which the Coalition for Clean Air had worked to support. However, as […]
Water quality improvements slowed by supply-chain snarls, soaring costs
Efforts to treat three potentially cancerous pollutants in Long Island’s drinking water face significant delays because of supply-chain snarls, soaring costs and the need to build more than 100 water treatment systems, according to a Newsday survey of water providers. The Island has about 50 public water providers, and some have treatment systems up and running to […]
Hackaday Podcast 186: Weighing Cats, Slamming VU Meters, Slimmer Skimmers, And Clean Air On The Cheap
Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams took time out from Supercon planning to join Staff Writer Dan Maloney for a look through the hacking week that was. We always try to keep things light, but it’s hard sometimes, especially when we have to talk about wars past and present and the ordnance they leave behind. It’s also […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to D.C.
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 23, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $10 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to the District of Columbia today for water infrastructure improvements. President Biden’s BIL allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, […]