WNY Land Conservancy places conservation easement on Alt Preserve
George Alt and Fred Ehlers at Alt Farm. Sat, Jan 7th 2023 07:00 am Article and photos courtesy of The Western New York Land Conservancy The Western New York Land Conservancy announced this week it has permanently protected a 36-acre property on Grand Island known as the Alt Preserve with a conservation easement. The easement […]
Sweet smells of domestic bliss: home fragrances you can live with
Julia Roberts in ‘Eat Pray Love’ © Alamy Stock Photo When I walked into Victoria Beckham’s studio late last year, the signs and signifiers of an aspirational space were all there. There was the plush velvet sofa, a giant amethyst geode atop a coffee table, and a champagne cooler-sized Diptyque candle with a decadent three […]
Top 10 climate stories of 2022
ALAN D. NORTHCUTT Guest columnist Early in the new year of 2023, it is instructive to review the major climate events of 2022. Of the abundant climate stories of the year, here are the 10 most important. Global climate impacts. The year 2022 saw 29 billion-dollar weather disasters: 14 thunderstorms/tornadoes, five droughts, three tropical cyclones, […]
EPA Proposes to Strengthen Air Quality Standards to Protect the Public from Harmful Effects of Soot
New Standards Demonstrate President Biden’s Leadership to Reduce Air Pollution that Threatens Communities January 6, 2023 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a proposal to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for fine particle pollution, also known as PM2.5, to better protect communities, including those most overburdened by […]
EPA Proposes Tougher Air Pollution Standards under Clean Air Act
EPA Proposes Tougher Air Pollution Standards under Clean Air Act | Engineering News-Record This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use […]
Gas stove pollution causes 12.7% of childhood asthma, study finds
Comment on this story Comment Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! Happy Friday. If you need a laugh this weekend about something other than speakers, we recommend this article about comedians who have tried to make climate change funny. But first: Gas stove pollution causes roughly 12.7% of childhood asthma in the United […]
Here are all the EV and E-bike tax credits headed for Colorado
Colorado took a major leap forward this week in paying people good money to clean up their lives through electrification, with big electric vehicle tax credits proposed by Gov. Jared Polis and a relaunch of Denver’s hot electric bike voucher program. The Polis administration’s budget add-ons for 2023-24 pitches more than doubling the state tax […]
Day 2 CES Video Roundup: Dyson’s $949 Purifying Headphones, LG’s New ‘Zero Connect’ TV, Ember’s Find My Mug and More
The multi-day Consumer Electronics Show is continuing on this week and MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera is in Las Vegas to check out all of the new products. Our day 2 roundup features new hardware from Dyson and LG, along with a handful of new Apple products shown off at the Pepcom event. LG has a […]
EPA Reaches Settlement with San Diego-based Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc.
Company agrees to series of steps to comply with stormwater discharge requirements January 5, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has reached an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc. over claims of Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at its facility in San Diego, California. […]
EPA Announces $500 Million Loan to Modernize Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure in New Jersey
This is the first loan EPA is issuing through its new SWIFIA program January 5, 2023 WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $500 million loan to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to modernize wastewater and drinking water systems serving over 10 million people throughout New Jersey. This is the first loan […]