FERN’s Friday Feed: A high-tech fix for a water crisis shrouded in racism
Welcome to FERN’s Friday Feed (#FFF), where we share the stories from this week that made us stop and think. A California town’s creative effort to end its century-long water crisis FERN and KQED’s California Report (audio) In California, clean, safe and affordable drinking water is considered a human right under state law, but nearly […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Connecticut
September 16, 2022 BOSTON – (September 16, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded over $53 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to Connecticut for water infrastructure improvements. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities access […]
Why Autumn Is the Perfect Time to Declutter Your Home
Your home is a representation of you. Your personality. Your energy. It shines through the space where you spend so much of your time. Therefore, keeping it orderly, relaxing, and free of clutter can have a profound effect on both your mind and soul. “I am a true believer that physical clutter leads to mental […]
EPA Releases Final Determinations of Attainment Status for Air Quality Standards for Smog
September 16, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, EPA announced the final determinations for whether certain areas have met the 2008 or 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, as required by the Clean Air Act. EPA is finalizing determinations regarding the air quality progress of six nonattainment areas classified as “Serious” for the 2008 […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Maryland
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 16, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $43 million Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to Maryland today for water infrastructure improvements. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (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, […]
Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to New Hampshire
September 16, 2022 BOSTON – (September 16, 2022) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded over $72 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to New Hampshire for water infrastructure improvements. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation’s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities […]
Flood Services Canberra Warns Damp Carpet Could Cause Health Problems
Everyone knows flooding can significantly damage a home, but the experts at Flood Services Canberra use their years of experience to help clients restore their homes by drying carpets, wooden floors, and structural features without leaving mould behind. The experts at Flood Services Canberra warn homeowners that burst flex hoses and other internal water sources […]
EPA Announces Historic Award of Over $31 Million in Clean Water Funding to Hawaii
September 16, 2022 HONOLULU – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that funding from the federal government for water infrastructure improvements has been awarded to states across the country. More than $31 million in capitalization grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) have been awarded to Hawai’i through the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) […]
An Indoor Atrium Is the Star of This Midcentury Hollin Hills Home
The idea of having a garden inside the home is appealing to many of us. There are wide-ranging fantasies one might entertain about growing one’s own vegetables right in one’s own kitchen — or at least next to it — while that person should be WFH-ing all day. And while all those midcentury modern floor […]
Boil water notice goes into effect in McHenry after water main break Friday morning – Shaw Local
A boil water notice was in effect for part of Elm Street in McHenry after a water main break Friday morning needed emergency repairs, officials said. The break took place near Starbucks, 4305 W. Elm St., prompting the city to repair it, an advisory from the city states. The notice is in effect for addresses […]