Meet the nurse who led an innovation movement in a Singapore hospital
Ho Pei Wah Laura, Deputy Director of Nursing at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, won the Exemplary Leader Award at the COVID Public Sector Transformation Awards Ceremony this year for her work in leading nurses in the battle against the pandemic. ‘Innovation’ – with this one word, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the numerous inventions […]
Electricity-driven water purification method may extend to saltier waters — ScienceDaily
While on missions without access to clean water, U. S. Marines face the challenge of procuring and storing enough drinking water to sustain them. Penn State researchers, led by Chris Arges, Penn State associate professor of chemical engineering, are working toward a realistic purification option that is portable, lightweight and easy to operate. He and […]
How to grow psychedelic shrooms for the first time
Written by Anonymous (Sasha Beck/Leafly) Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only, and is not a recommendation to break the law in any capacity. Leafly does not condone hallucinogenic (magic) mushroom growing in jurisdictions where it is currently illegal. Growing shrooms is a relatively simple process: add spores to food and a growth […]
The California Heat Wave Is Forcing Restaurants to Close Temporarily – Robb Report
California has been in the throes of a brutal heat wave, which has been both bad and good for local restaurants. In the Bay Area, several establishments have decided to close over the past couple of days, according to reports from both SFGate and The San Francisco Chronicle. For some, staying open would put both […]
EPA Selects Five Recipients for Pollution Prevention Grants in Region 7 Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
K-State, MSU, Missouri S&T, UNL, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources selected for grants September 8, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 8, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of five recipients in Region 7 that will receive pollution prevention (P2) grants made possible by a historic $100 million program investment from […]
Federal funding flows to new pure water plant
SAMPLE—A Las Virgenes employee pours a glass of potable water gleaned from wastewater at the district’s demonstration plant. MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers The Las Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority announced it received a $10.2-million grant from the United States Bureau of Reclamation for its proposed wastewater-to-drinking water conversion plant in Agoura Hills. The $200-million plant on Agoura […]
Summer House Cleaning Best Practices
While cleaning freaks hail summer for extra daylight to be spent tidying up, we, the always busy New Yorkers, are not into wasting precious summer days on never-ending cleaning. That is why the main idea behind summer house cleaning is to organize it in a way that lets you clean less and make your home […]
EPA Proposes Bellevue, Nebraska, Site for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List
After 60-day public comment period, EPA may add site to NPL if it continues to meet listing requirements September 7, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 7, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is adding five sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) and is proposing to add another two sites […]
EPA Highlights Successes in Camden, N.J. Communities in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
September 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott joined U.S Representative Donald Norcross, Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen, EPA Region 2 Senior Advisor for Equity and Chief of Staff Olivia Glenn, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette and local community leaders to highlight the […]
EPA to Highlight Successes in Camden, N.J. Communities in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
September 7, 2022 NEW YORK — On Thursday, September 8, 2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott will be joined by U.S. Representative Donald Norcross, Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen, EPA Region 2 Senior Advisor for Equity and Chief of Staff Olivia Glenn, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner […]