Panasonic releases new Air Purifier to create cleaner and healthier living conditions
Panasonic has launched a new floor standing air purifier which can filter out unwanted pollutants and create a cleaner and healthier living environment on your home. The Panasonic Air Purifier (F-PXU70MWL) includes the company’s proprietary nanoe X technology which actively cleans the air in the room and removes 99 per cent of impurities including bacteria, […]
Return to online another blow to struggling students | Teen
On Jan. 12, Santa Fe Public Schools announced all schools would be going remote this week due to an increase of COVID-19 cases following the surge of the omicron variant, but many were skeptical of how long the timeline would be. It sure felt like déjà vu! It felt like a similar scene to 2020, […]
EPA Extends Deadline for Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities Grant Applications
January 20, 2022 WASHINGTON (Jan. 20, 2022) — On January 20, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the grant application deadline to March 25, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) for communities, Tribes, states, local governments, and other eligible entities seeking funding for ambient air monitoring projects in communities with environmental and health outcome […]
Phase 2 water supply scheme to start in Daltonganj
Work on phase 2 urban water supply scheme in Daltonganj has been sanctioned by the State government. BJP MP V D Ram at his press conference here today said the scheme is worth Rs161.77 crore and the Asian Development Bank is to provide funds. Terming this as a very ambitious urban water supply scheme he […]
Belton parents, students react to return to virtual learning
BELTON, Mo. — 79 staff members called out sick across the Belton school district Thursday. There weren’t substitutes to fill 25 of those absences and so, starting Friday, students will go back to virtual learning. “It’d be like a snow day, but we’d be at home and working or still do schoolwork,” Cassie Lancaster, a […]
Simon points to need to treat school disparities in address to Republican women’s group | Education
Rapid City Area Schools Superintendent Lori Simon underlined the importance of early childhood education as she addressed the Pennington County Republican Women on Thursday. She suggested strong school-based pre-kindergarten could play a vital role in closing persistent achievement gaps between children in the school district. Simon served as the organization’s guest speaker for this month […]
Ripley’s Aquarium installs air purification system that kills COVID-19
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies has installed an air disinfectant system throughout the Aquarium’s heating and cooling units. In a release, the aquarium said that the system purifies indoor air, killing bacteria, fungi, and viruses like COVID-19 with UV technology prior to the air being redistributed throughout the facility. Popular Gatlinburg […]
How to Reuse N95, KN95, and Other Disposable Masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its mask recommendations to align with what experts and many other people have long known: N95s and other respirator masks (when they are legitimate and fit properly) are more protective than most cloth face masks are. But these disposable respirator masks cost $1 to $3 apiece, […]
Air, groundwater quality not an issue at Front St. brownfield: city
Data ‘shows us that there is no risk to the current users or the general public … (and) that we’re being a responsible owner of a brownfield property,’ says city official The city and its hired consultants have been monitoring groundwater and air quality at the 70 Front St. N. property, and so far it’s […]
Sonoma County well owners advised to test water for contaminants as a result of two-year drought
Concern over ‘naturally occurring contaminants’ in about 45,000 private wells With groundwater levels lower than normal after two years of drought, Sonoma County and state officials are recommending private well owners test their water for natural contamination. “Well owners should test their well water to ensure it is safe to consume,” Christine Sosko, county director […]