Planning a trip in 2022? Experts offer tips amid ongoing pandemic.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Traveling over the past two years has been difficult for many Americans, with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic prompting safety concerns and resulting in ever-changing travel restrictions from both the state and federal governments. However, as more and more Americans get vaccinated, fears of contracting, spreading and becoming severely ill from the […]
Intriguing new device creates drinking water out of thin air
If there’s one thing that most of us can still take comfort from in this messed-up world, it’s that we can still get clean drinking water from our taps. It might not be perfect, especially if you live in a hard water area and need to take your water on a detour via a water […]
New EPA Initiatives Will Help State and Local Governments Cut Climate Pollution from Commercial Buildings
Agency to expand its industry-standard building efficiency and carbon reduction tools and strategies to advance effective building performance policies January 21, 2022 WASHINGTON (Jan. 21, 2022) —Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing new initiatives related to commercial buildings that support President Biden’s ambitious climate agenda. Commercial and multifamily buildings, which contribute 19 […]
St. Clair County K-12 mask order expiring Friday won’t be extended
St. Clair County’s temporary K-12 mask order set to expire Friday won’t be extended, according to the health department. In a news release early Tuesday, the agency announced the decision, citing a “careful consideration” of factors such as the leveling out of “COVID-19 case counts in schools” that are manageable by districts. The public health mandate, […]
OSHA Updates Safety Guidance on Using Robotic Systems
The U.S. cleaning industry is among the trades using robotic technologies to perform dangerous or repetitive tasks. As these systems become more collaborative and mobile, they also introduce new hazards for those who work with and alongside them. In response to these hazards, the U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has […]
Ludlow MP puts Prime Minister on the spot over river water quality
Ludlow MP Philip Dunne Philip Dunne, the Tory MP for Ludlow, chairs the influential parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee which recently published a hard hitting report on water quality in rivers. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Mr Dunne welcomed measures being taken in the Environment Act but wants the Government to go further. One […]
Pune infra watch: Oldest city crematorium Vaikunth to be modified to reduce air pollution
Under scanner over increasing air pollution, Vaikunth Smashan Bhoomi, the oldest crematorium in Pune, is all set to go for modifications suggested by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) after residents raised the issue in the Bombay High Court. Around 2,000 Navi Peth residents have been complaining about the increasing air pollution owing to […]
Gatineau students make their own filters to help improve air quality
What do you get when you put furnace filters, a box fan and whole lot of duct tape together? An experiential learning project about air filters that helps during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 150 students in upper grades at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Que., built air filters for […]
Lockport’s progress outlined during Mayor Roman’s ‘State of the City’ address | Local News
Mayor Michelle Roman began her State of the City address with a word about the pandemic, including where 600 tests could be procured this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon by driving through the driveway next to City Hall on Main Street to the front of the Police Department on Niagara Street. “Despite the battle […]
Rethinking cooking with gas | Stanford News
Humans have cooked with fire for millennia, but it may be time for a change. Natural gas appliances warm the planet in two ways: generating carbon dioxide by burning natural gas as a fuel and leaking unburned methane into the air. A new Stanford-led study reveals that the methane leaking from natural gas-burning stoves inside […]