The Curse of Adrian Lyne
By Irina Pino HAVANA TIMES – I have to admit that I like Adrian Lyne’s movies, especially Fatal Attraction with Glenn Close and Michael Douglas. I’m sure many of you have seen it, where the femme fatale harasses a married man because she doesn’t want him to leave her, after having had passionate sex with […]
United States Helps Improve Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) inaugurated a set of clean water systems to improve the health and well-being of almost 8,000 people in the communes of Andonabe in the Vatovavy region and Andrainjato in the Haute Matsiatra region of Madagascar. ANTANANARIVO –The U.S. government, through U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), inaugurated on […]
Congress Should Reject “Polluters Over People” Measures
WASHINGTON – On the heels of President Biden signing historic climate legislation, polluters are reportedly urging Congress to pass legislation that would erode U.S. action on climate and roll back a host of environmental laws. The measure(s) the House and Senate are expected to take up soon would deprive environmental justice communities of a meaningful voice […]
EPA Seeks Input on Proposed Amendments to the New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units
August 17, 2022 WASHINGTON (August 15, 2022) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a potential Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This Panel will focus on the agency’s development of a rule that proposes to revise the new source […]
McBaine Water Treatment Plant upgrade plan moves forward
The aging McBaine Water Treatment Plant, with equipment nearing the end of its usable life, needs an upgrade. The City of Columbia’s project to improve the plant is budgeted at about $21.5 million. This includes final engineering design from HDR Inc. and about $20 million in construction costs paid through a future bond sale as part of […]
Op-Ed: Beasley Is the Clean Water Candidate in U.S. Senate Race
The Cape Fear River provides drinking water for over 1.5 million North Carolinians. It flows southeast for over 200 miles, passing by three major North Carolina cities before reaching Wilmington, which sits at the bottom of the river basin and collects drainage and runoff from more than 29 counties across the state. For the people […]
Monkeypox in dogs: Tips to protect your pet from the infection
In what is considered the first-ever case of monkeypox in a domesticated animal like a cat or a dog, an Italian greyhound is said to have caught the virus from its owners, a couple, who slept alongside with their pet, as per a report published last week in medical journal Lancet. The dog developed lesions […]
Princeton Primary School not opening on schedule due to mold | News
PRINCETON — Mold discovered at a Mercer County school is delaying its opening for the year until its interior can be cleaned. On Aug. 8, mold was discovered on surfaces in classrooms at Princeton Primary School, according a press release issued Tuesday afternoon. Mercer County Schools contacted the West Virginia Department of Education’s Office of […]
‘They’re worried about cancer.’ Suffolk residents push for project to have access to safe drinking water
Aug 17, 2022, 3:01amUpdated 4h ago By: News 12 Staff Suffolk County residents are pushing for a project they say will allow them to have access to safe and clean drinking water. Homeowners say local officials must act to secure grant money that is needed for the project. Manorville residents spoke to the Riverhead Town […]
Cameron County reports first case of monkeypox in the Rio Grande Valley
The Cameron County Public Health Department received confirmation of the first case of monkeypox in the county, the department announced Tuesday. So far no other county in the Rio Grande Valley confirmed cases of the disease. The individual who tested positive did not report any recent travel outside the area, according to a news release. […]