School’s air quality issue remains mystery for parents – Winnipeg Free Press
Brokenhead Ojibway Nation residents have more questions than answers about the source and extent of air-quality concerns that sent almost a dozen people to hospital two weeks ago, and have cancelled their children’s classes since. “It’s not being talked about and I don’t want this to get pushed under the rug. They put our children’s […]
EPA encourages Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region residents to “Test Your Nest” and reduce home radon levels
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming among highest-risk states for lung cancer from radon gas January 25, 2023 DENVER – January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with our partners to spread the word about radon health risks in homes, the importance of testing, and […]
Rent Private Gym For Personal Trainers Hong Kong Launch – Palace Studios’ On-Demand Premium Gym For PT’s in HK
Hong Kong Island, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong – Palace Studios, a personalised fitness company in Central, Hong Kong, is happy to announce that independent and freelance personal trainers and wellness practitioners can book modern and fully furnished private personal training studios in Hong Kong. These studios can be […]
Petrogas agrees to $4 million settlement for unpermitted expansion at Cherry Point facility
By Ian Haupt Petrogas West LLC has agreed to pay $4 million and make operational changes to its Cherry Point facility for expanding without necessary permits. It’s the largest penalty settlement in the Northwest Clean Air Agency’s (NWCAA) 56-year history, according to a January 18 NWCAA press release. In October 2021, NWCAA alleged that Petrogas […]
The war over gas stoves hides easier ways to fix indoor air pollution
For years, I’ve been interested in air pollution — and you should be too. I’ve covered research finding that dust storms in the Sahara lead to 22 percent higher child mortality and evidence that students do worse in school when exposed to poor air quality. My colleagues have written that indoor air pollution leads to […]
EPA Announces Latest Actions to Protect Groundwater and Communities from Coal Ash Contamination
Agency issues six proposed determinations to deny facilities’ requests to continue unsafe coal ash disposal January 25, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by coal ash disposal. The Agency issued six proposed determinations […]
Claim Construction Order Leads to Settlement in the Northern District
Johnson Controls Technology Company et al v. Price Industries Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-03692-LMM (N.D. Ga., Dec. 16, 2022) A patent case in the Northern District of Georgia court has been resolved after two years and 103 days, shortly after the Claim Construction Order was entered on December 2, 2022 by Judge Leigh […]
Pueblo charter school infested with skunks and cats for months
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A charter school in Pueblo is telling students not to come to school this week and learn online from home. Teachers tell 13 Investigates that the move to revert back to remote learning stems from a reoccurring animal problem on the school’s campus. Three separate teachers tell 13 Investigates dozens of […]
Boulder to consider ban on gas hookups this year
New research, published in December, found rates of childhood asthma were higher in homes with gas stoves. The peer-reviewed study was another piece of evidence indicating the dangers of gas and its effects on the climate and human health. Responding to the science, local governments across the country have accelerated their efforts to wean off […]
EPA Fines Turbocharged Performance LLC in Sibley, Iowa, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations
January 24, 2023 LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2023) – Sibley, Iowa, auto repair shop Turbocharged Performance LLC will pay a $30,000 civil penalty for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company sold or installed so-called […]