Mahwah NJ says contaminants were found in water supply
MAHWAH — The township is the latest New Jersey municipality to notify its residents of water contaminants in excess of new state standards enacted last year. A letter from the Mahwah Water Department dated Jan. 13 reached residents’ mailboxes Friday. It states that 2021 tests from the township’s Well #19 show PFOS levels of .016 micrograms per liter, exceeding the state […]
Study: First Nations children’s health impacted by poor housing conditions
A study on indoor air quality and housing characteristics in isolated First Nations communities found elevated rates of respiratory infections and wheezing in young children, which authors associate with poor conditions within their homes. A study on indoor air quality and housing characteristics in isolated First Nations communities found elevated rates of respiratory infections and […]
Ozone pollution causes $63 billion in staple food crop losses, study finds
In recent years, ozone pollution has caused an annual loss of USD 63 billion in wheat, rice and maize harvests across East Asia, according to a study recently published in Nature Food. The region has become a global hotspot of air pollution in recent decades. China alone loses a third of its wheat, nearly a quarter of its […]
Edison Moves Forward With $1.2B Battery Storage Contract
Battery storage units at Southern California Edison’s Mira Loma substation. Last month, Southern California Edison, the electric utility subsidiary of Rosemead-based Edison International, announced two major moves to reduce reliance on greenhouse gases (GHG). On Dec. 20, Southern California Edison announced that it plans to install 250,000 electric heat pumps in buildings throughout its service area […]
Coronavirus: New Zealand scientists develop system to disinfect PPE for potential reuse
Port Taranaki commercial head Ross Dingle said he had been happy to be able to help the team with its innovative project. “As a border-facing organisation at the frontline of COVID-19, Port Taranaki has had a lot of its own staff and operators within the port utilising PPE, and actually considerable quantities of PPE. So […]
COVID-19 lockdowns depleted water quality of commercial building plumbing systems
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, a team of researchers evaluate how altered water demand in the plumbing systems of commercial and residential buildings deteriorated the water quality when they were closed for a prolonged time during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced pandemic. The closure of commercial buildings during the pandemic […]
Here’s how to effectively disinfect your home – Manila Bulletin
Never let your guard down With the alarming news of people getting infected with COVID-19 being reported and shared between friends and family, it can get quite daunting to find out that it’s possible you might not be 100 percent safe—even at home where it’s supposed to be a place that protects you from the […]
The Climate Connection: The Climate Champions, continued |
In this second of three articles about our 2021 Napa Climate Champion award winners, we salute John Glaser, recognized in the Community Activist category, and Bob Massaro, founder, and CEO of the Healthy Buildings Companies, honored in the business category. John Glaser, 1949-2021 John Glaser With John Glaser’s passing last July, Napa lost a remarkable […]
Kyauktaw Twsp IDPs suffer diarrhoea blamed on shortage of safe drinking water
Children from Nyaung Chaung camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, are reportedly suffering from diarrhoea due to unsafe drinking water. The ponds typically used as a water supply by the IDPs are suffering from drought and mudslides, which has led to an influx of children suffering from diarrhoea, U Khaing […]
Ohio City brewery seeks public input on how to stay in business
Thank you for your continued patronage. Bookhouse exists as a place for people to get together. It’s a limiting factor, in some ways, but also a lesson we’ve learned about ourselves. I was just reviewing our financials for 2021, compared to 2020, and thinking about how our strategy to continue to exist as a business […]