EPA Orders Three Drinking Water Suppliers to Comply with Requirements of America’s Water Infrastructure Act
March 2, 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued orders to drinking water systems in Caro and Worth Township, Michigan, and in Bellwood, Illinois, for failing to meet requirements under America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. EPA took action to ensure Caro and Worth Township certify their emergency response plans and Bellwood certifies its risk […]
RZ Industries launches first-of-its-kind portable air
BURNSVILLE, Minn., March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RZ Industries, a family-owned company focused on air filtration technology, announced today the release of RZ AIRflow, a transformative portable air purification filter that attaches to ductless heating and cooling systems like those found in hotel rooms. “As a frequent traveler who suffers from allergies, I would […]
Why were you live determines how well environmental laws protect your health | Opinion
Your child could go to gym class on Monday morning and play soccer on a field that was sprayed over the weekend with 2,4-D, a toxic weedkiller that has been investigated as possibly causing cancer. Alternatively, the school grounds may have been treated with a lower-toxicity weedkiller. Or maybe the grounds were managed with safe, […]
Improving how we rank contaminated sites
Comment on the draft SHARP Tool We know of about 7,000 contaminated sites in Washington that are being cleaned up or need to be cleaned up. They range from small spills of gasoline to soil to massive sites with multiple chemical contaminants affecting every part of a site. Ranking contaminated sites can help us direct […]
Squaxin Island Tribe receives EPA approval to administer Clean Water Act programs on reservation and trust lands
March 1, 2023 SEATTLE (March 1, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the application from the Squaxin Island Tribe to administer the water quality standards and certification programs under the Clean Water Act. With this approval, the Tribe will assume Clean Water Act authority to manage and protect all surface waters within […]
Bills would only add to Utah’s already overwhelming air pollution.
Bills would only add to Utah’s already overwhelming air pollution. (Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) This June 3, 2011, photo shows the Huntington coal-fired Power Plant owned by PacifiCorp in Huntington, Utah. By Malin Moench | Special to The Tribune | March 1, 2023, 4:00 p.m. Life-shortening pollution and thousand-year mega droughts — […]
Jeff’s HVAC Earns 2022 Angi Super Service Award | The Valley Ledger
Award reflects company’s consistent level of customer service Effort, PA: Jeff’s HVAC is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angi Super Service Award (SSA). This award, first released in 1999, recognizes the best home professionals and businesses in the Angi network for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to […]
EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities
February 28, 2023 NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $21,410,211 in grant funding to 16 institutions for community-based research to examine how climate change may compound adverse environmental conditions and stressors for vulnerable populations in underserved communities. EPA Region 2 has three organizations slated to receive $4 million in grant funding […]
How does wildfire smoke affect pregnancy and
How does exposure to wildfire smoke affect pregnant people and their developing babies? UC Davis Health researchers hope to answer that question, thanks to a new two-year, $1.35 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The study is led by molecular epidemiologist Rebecca J. Schmidt, an associate professor in Public Health Sciences, and Miriam Nuño, […]
Indiana landfill getting toxic waste from train has past violations
The Indiana landfill selected to house hazardous waste from the train derailment in Ohio has a history of violations, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site. It has had 12 quarters of noncompliance dating back to the spring of 2020, the EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online database shows. It is unclear what the […]