‘Bag it’ video addresses pet waste impact on Carson River’s water quality | Carson City Nevada News
CARSON CITY — As part of the “I am Carson River Watershed” Campaign, the Carson Water Subconservancy District is launching Watershed Moments, a series of public service announcements to help engage and inform Nevadans about steps they can take to foster a healthy watershed throughout 2022. CWSD, a multi-county and bi-state agency promotes cooperative action […]
A Busy Day For Southeast Minnesota Police And Tow Trucks
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) – Public safety agencies around southeast Minnesota were kept busy through Wednesday morning and afternoon dealing with traffic crashes and other mishaps. Many of the incidents happened on the I-35 corridor between Owatonna and the Twin Cities and the Highway 52 corridor between Rochester and the Cannon Falls area. Here’s what […]
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Two Richmond County schools transition to learn at home due to increased covid-19 activity
AUGUSTA, GA. (WJBF) – Two Richmond County schools are being transitioned to learn at home instruction due to an increase in COVID-19 related staff absences. Sue Reynolds Elementary and Jenkins-White Elementary Schools will transition to learn at home model from Thursday, January 6th through Monday, January 10th. Students will return to class for in person […]
Here’s exactly how wildfires are polluting our air
The western United States has endured a sharp increase in two kinds of pollutants related to wildfire smoke since the beginning of the century, a new analysis suggests. Scientists examined records of fine particulate matter and ozone from 2000 to 2020, and discovered that events in which people were simultaneously exposed to extreme concentrations of […]
COVID cases are soaring in Montgomery County as students return to classrooms
Montgomery County reported Tuesday an increase of more than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases locally in a week and on Wednesday, thousands of local students returned to the classroom after winter break. COVID cases have been rising rapidly over the last several weeks with the spread of the highly-contagious omicron variant. On Dec. 14, there were […]
NEW: Prov Water Faces Federal Civil Rights Complaint Over Lead Contamination
Wednesday, January 05, 2022 GoLocalProv News Team View Larger + PHOTO: File A group of health and environmental justice organizations including the Childhood Lead Action Project has filed a civil rights complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency against the Providence Water Supply Board. Their claim is that Providence Water’s lead pipe replacement practices discriminate […]
Chattanooga’s Smart Grid Earns PEER Gold Certification For Resilience And Sustainability
Chattanooga’s Smart Grid, operated by EPB, has been recognized by Green Business Certification Inc.TM, the world’s leading sustainability and health certification and credentialing body, for achieving PEER Gold (Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal) recertification. PEER is the world’s first certification program that measures and improves power system performance and electricity infrastructure, and advances sustainable, resilient […]
B.C. government gets a failing grade from safe schools coalition
Vancouver parent Kyenta Martins is deeply concerned about the prospect of her two children and hundreds of thousands of others returning to school on Monday (January 10) in the midst of a massive increase in COVID-19 infections. A trained librarian, she has spent a tremendous amount of time learning how COVID-19 is transmitted. “I’m used […]
Rep. Tlaib Will Seek Re-election In MI’s New 12th District
MICHIGAN — Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib announced Wednesday she will seek re-election to U.S. Congress in Michigan’s newly drawn 12th congressional district. Her announcement comes shortly after fellow Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence said she wouldn’t seek re-election after her 14th congressional district was broken up. The new 12th district, which Tlaib is seeking, kept substantial parts of […]